Bathroom light help please

[Magners]

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?

 

[Pete999]

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.......

Getting it working, isn't as good as getting it working safely, Go was an Alien, aint you bin watching Ancient Aliens on The History Channel?

 

[Magners]

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.......

Lol

 

[Squid]

simple job for a sparkie. possible disaster for a DIYer.

£17 MK dimmer switch blown when in the 80's £17 was a lot of money as my mate "thought" all the blacks and reds where the same, jeeeez.

Gas is cool test with a match or washing up liquid as you don't need a bag of sands worth of Fluke ;o))))

 

[Squid]

Getting it working, isn't as good as getting it working safely, Go was an Alien, aint you bin watching Ancient Aliens on The History Channel?

Who is Go? I have met a few Aliens in my time but usually when fooked off my head.........

 

[Magners]

 

[Squid]

You'll need a flex to some connectors (may SWD burn in Hell) or a choc block connector of some sort to get it connected.

When did the regs change from connector blocks with insulation tape around them stuffed in to the ceiling void would be fine guys?

Out of interest, that is.......

 

[buzzlightyear]

no ,is time you call thunderbirds .

 

[Magners]

What connector and flex shud I be purchasing? Cheers

 

[buzzlightyear]

What connector and flex shud I be purchasing? Cheers

more like where can I get a good spark !

 

[Magners]

more like
where can I get a good spark !

I’m going to give it a go if I fail or die the spark will be called.

 

[Rpa07]

That’s one of the cheap B+Q lights that when you’ve wired it all in and put the shade on, it casts a shadow over the cable from the lamp - horrendous design by someone who didn’t see it lit. Why oh Why. . . .

 

[telectrix]

and FFS fit a LED lamp., not an incipient fire lamp (filament).

 

[Squid]

and FFS fit a LED lamp., not an incipient fire lamp (filament).

Lamp or light fitting?

 

[telectrix]

lamp or bulb? terminology conflict. should be in BS7671 under definitions, that would solve all arguments.

 

[Magners]

will Post pics tomorrow when it’s up