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SamMcGilton
I have recently moved into a 50s semi detached house, with cast iron conduit wiring circuits.
we have decided to fit two feature down lights above the fireplace, and operate them from a double switch that will also service the ceiling rose & fitting.
we have used 2x core from the down lights to the switch (new colours, blue brown & earth) and the existing wires behind the switch are (red red/black and earth) our issue is that the main ceiling rose has power and can switch on and off very well. But when we try hook up the down lights they don't work, the only way I can get all the lights to work is to hook up the live and the neutral in a single switch, in which case one of the lights is always on.
I have tried so far live feed (red) from rose into com1, switch live (red/black) into L1 Earth (yellow/green) to back box. bridge wire (unmarked) from com1 to com2, live (brown) into com2 and neutral (blue) into the other L1. All I get from this set up is a working ceilng rose and no down lights. Test screwdriver indicates live power in both wires at the down lights themselves?
any help will be greatly appreciated
(apologies for the title of the post it should read Lighting circuit)
sam
we have decided to fit two feature down lights above the fireplace, and operate them from a double switch that will also service the ceiling rose & fitting.
we have used 2x core from the down lights to the switch (new colours, blue brown & earth) and the existing wires behind the switch are (red red/black and earth) our issue is that the main ceiling rose has power and can switch on and off very well. But when we try hook up the down lights they don't work, the only way I can get all the lights to work is to hook up the live and the neutral in a single switch, in which case one of the lights is always on.
I have tried so far live feed (red) from rose into com1, switch live (red/black) into L1 Earth (yellow/green) to back box. bridge wire (unmarked) from com1 to com2, live (brown) into com2 and neutral (blue) into the other L1. All I get from this set up is a working ceilng rose and no down lights. Test screwdriver indicates live power in both wires at the down lights themselves?
any help will be greatly appreciated
(apologies for the title of the post it should read Lighting circuit)
sam
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