Help need to change ceiling light

[DJ Ovengloves]

Sounds like you’ve misunderstood what he said. The single black stays on its own IN THE L TERMINAL.

Look what Westward said.

Westward told you how to wire it.

 

[telectrix]

your mate is wrong.you need a 4 way connector block instead of a 3 way. the 3 reds go together in 1 way with nothing else from the light in there. then the switch L (black) connects to the brown of the light. the 2 blacks (neutrals) connect to the blue of the light, and you use the 4th way for the earth.

 

[westward10]

Yes don't forget the earth even though I cannot see an earth wire at the new fitting.

 

[telectrix]

thinking that maybe original choc block had 1 connection screwed onto an earth tag.

 

[Russ9411]

Thanks for your advice westward10. It works, but you had no doubt that it would, what with knowing what you're doing.
I'm just going to have to phase it to my friend that he doesn't know as much as he thinks.
I've just kept the earth attached to the original fixing.
Thanks once again.

 

[Russ9411]

I replied before the photo uploaded

 

[Benchaffey]

Jesus Christ call an electrician it's still wrong

 

[Bobster]

The earth needs to be connected to the new metal fitting!!!!

 

[westward10]

Did that fitting come with an earth wire and if so what has happened to it because it definitely needs a connection to earth.

 

[westward10]

thinking that maybe original choc block had 1 connection screwed onto an earth tag.

You can see the earth connection on the nut he has undone which must have had the original block connected to it.