simple kitchen Light fitting

[Daniel88]

I’ve changed an upstairs light before with success, now I’m changing the 2 kitchen lights, currently the living room light or kitchen light won’t come on now, everything else ok.

I changed how was before.
1st pic is the old fixture.

2 black wires to blue/neutral, should be ok
Green yellow to earth which is correct, I’m sure
4 red wires I think is where the issue of is, isn’t 1 wire a main live, sorry I’m real amateur.

I’m obviously no pro, any help much appreciated.

 

[westward10]

Sounds like you have the reds mixed up. Did one of the cables have two red wires in it.

 

[123]

Looks like that is 3 separate connectors that the reds are joined into?

 

[westward10]

Didn't spot that.

 

[Pete999]

Looks like you have feed in L&N feed out L&N and a switch pair 2 Reds, one core will be the SL switch live the other will be a live feed to the switch, it looks from the pictures that the 3 reds you have in separate terminals, should be joined together. BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT advice for a DIY er is Not a good idea, and step by step advice is against the Forums rules, get an Electrician in to check the wiring configuration out, I can only guesstimate from your pictures, so it's not conclusive evidence.

 

[telectrix]

agree with pete. that looks like the problem, but if unsure, get expert help ( or buy some fuse wire)

 

[suffolkspark]

Also believe petes reply abpve to be correct, get those 3 reds together... BUT please use a different connector to that unless you have the cover for it as its leaving a lot of it exposed

 

[telectrix]

3 port wago???

 

[Spoon]

3 port wago???

OP:
https://cpc.farnell.com/wago/2273-203/terminal-block-pluggable-3pos/dp/CN20495?st=wago

 

['mr2'gd4u]

Why has one of those reds got a bit of white tape on it?

 

[westward10]

Why has one of those reds got a bit of white tape on it?

The OP has done that to mark them the blacks have also.

 

['mr2'gd4u]

The OP has done that to mark them the blacks have also.

That's my point, is that one red the swl? The other reds aren't labelled?

 

[westward10]

That's my point, is that one red the swl? The other reds aren't labelled?

No idea but I think it is essentially correct bar the use of the three way block connector.

 

['mr2'gd4u]

And please change the connector and post a pic of it changed immediately.. Makes me green.

 

['mr2'gd4u]

No idea but I think it is essentially correct bar the use of the three way block connector.

Depends on whether their other red connected to swl on the fitting end is the other core to that labelled red. If that makes sense

Edit, no it didn't make sense hope it does now

 

[Adam W]

It looks like you simply need to identify the switched live.

 

[Pete999]

Why has one of those reds got a bit of white tape on it?

Cuz it was probably marked as the SL before the OP connected it up incorrectly

 

[Daniel88]

It looks like you simply need to identify the switched live.

 

[Daniel88]

Finally did it, thanks, the 3 reds together, what is the trick to put the light fixture flush to the ceiling, you can bury some of the connection above and in the lighting fixture, but the connection boxes are too big, and there’s never enough space for the wires, I’m guessing I can cut the wires and use a smaller choc block, what do electricians do?, because leaving a gap doesn’t look good and your other half has to have perfect...

 

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