Bathroom lights stopped working

[fixit4u]

Hi folks,
i have just called at my sisters as her bathroom low-voltage down-lights have stopped working, she has 6 down lights in total 3 work and 3 have stopped working, i have placed my volt stick on the lights and they all have power present to them and have tried new lamos in each one but they still do not come on with the other three? Any ideas where to start looking next ? I have had a quick look at the 2 transformers and each seems to have power coming from them.
Any advice appreciated-thanx.

 

[Specialist]

we had a scenario like this a while back....but in this case the thermal cutout within the tranny was constantly bringing the lamps off....then in a while back on they came.....turned out the origional installers had joint boxed a load of lamps off just 2 trannys..........

Some of em just ain't got a clue mate have they lol.

 

[micknew]

Lets teach the DIYer, hope he doesn't get hurt.
Health and safety and all that.

 

[tuckermot]

Can you not take a voltage reading on the load side of the trannie at the terminals of each light fitting ? Also agree looks like you have lost the neutral return on leg . depending how they have been wired via jb,s or wago,s if straight into light fitting they are normaly quite tight for termination if daisy chaining and quite often will come out especilly as you say some lamps have been changed recenctley i would be looking at that area 1st

 

[fixit4u]

Thank you specialist will give it a try good advice given cheers mate.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Some of em just ain't got a clue mate have they lol.

thing is though is we found it quite funny as the lady was explaining to us that they had a downstairs loo where the lighting was also of this arrangement....she said that she daredn`t spend long in there as all of a sudden the lights would go out............

 

[Specialist]

Thank you specialist will give it a try good advice given cheers mate.

No probs mate: Good luck & Let us know what happens, you need to arm yourself with a Meter or 2 pole tester for fault finding though. They take the guesswork away.

 

[Specialist]

thing is though is we found it quite funny as the lady was explaining to us that they had a downstairs loo where the lighting was also of this arrangement....she said that she daredn`t spend long in there as all of a sudden the lights would go out............

What & you did'nt tell her she had a Ghost ? :biggrin5:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What & you did'nt tell her she had a Ghost ? :biggrin5:

definately neglected my job here.....its a wooooooonnnne

 

[Dan the spark]

What wattage are your lamps?
Notice in post 12 you say one of your transformers is rated at 65w and the other is 60w?

 

[Specialist]

definately neglected my job here.....its a wooooooonnnne

Maybe you were a bit Spooked by her story :smile5: