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Where is the photo or diagram you made before you took the old light fitting down?
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It's not clear what's hanging off the wire but if it's just a regular pendant do think about using a ceiling rose, this kind of thing, they cost very little, have nicely insulated terminal blocks and strain relief for the cable to keep the weight off the connections.I am changing a light fitting and have excess wires. I’ve matched up the three core wires for the feeds I have but have two additional red wires left (pic included).
What do I do with these? Just tape them off separately? Or should they be inserted somewhere?
Thanks in advance for any help! (I think the complexity comes from old wiring being used for a new light fitting)
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You are joking of course ???Put the two reds together in a connector block and put insulation tape around everything to avoid anything accidentally falling into or touching the screws or connections
Have you have tested the circuit before and how will will test the circuit afterwards as required by the Wiring Regulations ?Pretty certain yes - I matched the colours and everything seemed logical and made sense.
Thanks for everyone’s quick responses - I’ve just ordered some connector blocks from amazon so will wait until they arrive before I complete the job.
Happening regular @GMES.
Sometimes more than twice. What causes it?
You are joking of course ???
Last light, only one neutral conductorIf this is loop in where is the neutral loop
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