from a home owners point of view it would of been nice to try and fix the fault MYSELF but gone as far as i can without killing myself as safety is concerned . got a sparkey coming out tomorrow. should be interesting .........lol more money spent
without proper testing equipment etc i am not going any further as whats the point of changing stuff that might not be faulty . when i get a electrician out i post on here what the issue was. doubt its the switches very much as work with pendants on this circuit. i switch either works or it...
Never said or implying any thing about your example of bad wiring . I am talking about my garage lighting issue. I am saying it could be possible that the electrician who wired my garage consumer unit up could of miss wired two of the cables for the light circuit, hence this is the result. But...
Perhaps its a good idea to read my last statement rather than just the first one so as not to assume this is the actual case when in fact it isnt and you have commented on the what i have said to early i feel... I DONT BELIEVE ITS THE FLOURECENT FITTINGS AT FAULT! !!!!
What happens when a part p 17th edition qualified electrician does the job, well might just be wired up wrong by a electrician, no surely not electricians are all up to same standards. They never make mistakes . Mmm? I find out sure enough soon.....
Well i wouldnt of thought if would be that...
What happens when a part p 17th edition qualified electrician does the job, well might just be wired up wrong by a electrician, no surely not electricians are all up to same standards. They never make mistakes . Mmm? I find out sure enough soon.....
Can i just ask you guys this question.
When i got the garage consumer unit fitted and tested by the electrician could he have mis wired this circuit?
What i mean is could he have wired this circuit in to another part of the garage consumer unit by mistake such as the sockets circuit and this...
It is something to do with a two way switching circuit and these flourecents with this rcd. Carnt be any thing else.
Light pendants work on this two way circuit.
Two flourecent dont. Took flourecents from another part of ceiling of garage and made no difference. Still trips rcd
Well swapped flourecent over to what i know are good units
Still the same result . Rcd trips whilst switching one of the units off.
This now narrows it down for and confirms the following :
The flourecents units work fine as taken them from a different circuit .
The switches are fine as i have...
have checked for loose connections in light fittings and inside garage consumer unit .
have replaced the switch at the front of the garage as i could hear it arching when i use it to switch the lights off.
not changed the switch at the back of the garage as one side on each switch is wired to a...
before i replace what i believe to be the failing flourecents causing the rcd to trip i am going to swap around two of the four lights that are working to the circuit with the suspect flourecents on . if they work on this circuit i will know they are faulty and will replace with led versions...
before i replace what i believe to be the failing flourecents causing the rcd to trip i am going to swap around two of the four lights that are working to the circuit with the suspect flourecents on . if they work on this circuit i will know they are faulty and will replace with led versions...
Very true. Wont be in there all the time so doubt running costs i notice a great deal of increase. I could always opt for five feet double versions. But agree with you 1000 + lumens is bright so will only need two of them and change the rest to single units or five feet doubles led versions as...
Think my plan will be since i have 6 6 feet single flourecent in the garage each consuming 70 watts of electric to give out 6300 lumens but doubt now as tubes etc will age to go with equivalent led version which i think will be the jcc type.
Not sure if i should fit two double versions of them...
Think my plan will be since i have 6 6 feet single flourecent in the garage each consuming 70 watts of electric to give out 6300 lumens but doubt now as tubes etc will age to go with equivalent led version which i think will be the jcc type.
Not sure if i should fit two double versions of them...
Had a look at those jcc versions. Like the design and quality look of them. Are they just a straight forward swap over from what i have in terms of cable entry and ceiling mounting points.
The ones i have at the minute are crampton plb61t units.
They look very similar on there diagrams...
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