Hi all,
Recently passed my AM2, so im fresh out there with a lot to learn.
Recently moved into a house that needs re-wiring. All lights in house are on one breaker and i am separating into upstairs and downstairs. I have found the upstairs lighting junction box in the and disconnected everything. I have traced all the cables and and found they have been wired with the permenant live in common at light switches. i am re-using the light switches, as the missus wants as little chasing as possible as we are living here and money is abit tight. I have rewired the power to the lights from switch with new 1.5 twin.
This is how i've wired it using the existing switch wires.
I have repeatedly checked all connections at each switch, light fitting and junction and is wired how i feel correctly. I don't feel as though i am losing a neutral anywhere and all connections are mechanically sound. This is my first time working with a lighting circuit with the permanent live wired to commons first, i usually practice with permanent live in and out at each light fitting, daisy chaining until end of line.
I read something about phantom voltage but i have no idea what this is.
Could i have some advice please, whilst waiting, im gonna disconnect whole circuit and connect back up one light at a time until the circuit doesnt work.
Thanks in advance
Recently passed my AM2, so im fresh out there with a lot to learn.
Recently moved into a house that needs re-wiring. All lights in house are on one breaker and i am separating into upstairs and downstairs. I have found the upstairs lighting junction box in the and disconnected everything. I have traced all the cables and and found they have been wired with the permenant live in common at light switches. i am re-using the light switches, as the missus wants as little chasing as possible as we are living here and money is abit tight. I have rewired the power to the lights from switch with new 1.5 twin.
This is how i've wired it using the existing switch wires.
- Permanent live from 6A MCB ( separate to existing lighting MCB), to 5-way wago block in junction box.
- Common from each existing light switch at room 1, 2, 4 and 4, into wago block at junction box with permanent live.
- Wired new 1.5 twin to each light fitting back to junction box.
- Live for each light fitting in with each light switch L1 switch wire in 2-way wago at junction box
- Neutral for each light fitting, in with new lighting neutral from board at junction box with 5-way wago.
- All earth from light switches, light fittings and board connected together at junction box.
I have repeatedly checked all connections at each switch, light fitting and junction and is wired how i feel correctly. I don't feel as though i am losing a neutral anywhere and all connections are mechanically sound. This is my first time working with a lighting circuit with the permanent live wired to commons first, i usually practice with permanent live in and out at each light fitting, daisy chaining until end of line.
I read something about phantom voltage but i have no idea what this is.
Could i have some advice please, whilst waiting, im gonna disconnect whole circuit and connect back up one light at a time until the circuit doesnt work.
Thanks in advance