Bathroom light help please

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• Dec 4, 2017

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Magners said:

Ive screwed off the old light thinking it would just be a matter of screwing other straight in the same way the problem I’m having is the wires from the ceiling are too thick to fit into new light fitting, there’s 3 earth wires that we’re intertwined together but I unraveled them, I think the other is a live and 2 neutrals. Will I buy a new light?

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Got a picture of the light in question, and connections we can look at?

 

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Yes on my phone but been trying to figure out how to post it

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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Yes on my phone but been trying to figure out how to post it

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Can't help you there I 'm afraid

 

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Your not Lord Finchley by any chance are you?

POEM: LORD FINCHLEY BY HILAIRE BELLOC - https://m.poemhunter.com/poem/lord-finchley/

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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Reckon you need the services of an Electrician

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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You reckon I could screw the thick wires into a connection block and have thinner wires out the other end into the light fitting?

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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You reckon I could screw the thick wires into a connection block and have thinner wires out the other end into the light fitting?

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Get a Sparky to do it properly Mangers

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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The single black is the switch live from the switch leave the reds alone, what light fitting do you have, is it an Ikea one?

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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simple job for a sparkie. possible disaster for a DIYer. put it this way. would you alter gas pipes for a new cooker?

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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The single black is the switch live from the switch leave the reds alone, what light fitting do you have, is it an Ikea one?

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I figured the reds are the light switch in the block and the single blacks the live the missus bought it off amazon it’s got 2 l and n ports and a screw for the neutral.

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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Post a photo up of the connections from the light the wife bought from Amazon.


Lads we need to help this guy out as his wife will think he's a DIY God when he gets the light working.......

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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simple job for a sparkie. possible disaster for a DIYer. put it this way. would you alter gas pipes for a new cooker?

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I have years back and am still here, cough feel a bit fain............

 

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• Dec 4, 2017

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Or like the poster wrapping up his wifes birthday present in insulation tape it may be an idea to cock it up and never get asked again, hmmmmm decisions decisions.......

 

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