Fused Spur driving me crazy

[HectorH]

Hi. I am moving a TV from once place in my living room to another. There was a single socket on a 13A switched fused spur which I've disconnected, I'm replacing it with a double socket in the new location, original switch is still in place. I'm using 2.5mm to wire the new spur. I've wired up the new double socket, and using a circuit tester I can see that there is some power coming through. Sadly, if I plug the TV in I don't get power. I thought the new double socket might be the problem, so used the old single socket to test, but same problem. I've used the tester on the cables (live), the screw connections in the back of the socket once wired up (live), even poked the tester into the plug socket (live), but no electric coming through to the TV. If I plug the TV into another untouched socket it works fine. I'm no electrician, so please accept my apologies if I'm using the wrong terms here, but I hope you get what I'm describing. If anyone can suggest what might be the problem or what I can do to isolate this further I'd appreciate the advice. It might stop me going insane trying to work this out too. Thanks!

 

[telectrix]

could be that you've not connected the neutral properly, and still get a light from a voltstick/neon. for what it will cost you, get a local sparks in. make sure it's safely done.

 

[timbobelfast]

Did you check the fuse in the plug top for the TV?

 

[HectorH]

Thanks guys. Fuse in the TV seems fine as it works in another socket. I'll rewire the neutral now to see, might be at the fused switch end of the spur, since I've connected\reconnected the far end of the spur a number of times now. Thank you.

 

[HectorH]

It was the neutral connection at the fused switch end of the spur. Thank you very much!

 

[timbobelfast]

Get yourself on one of those 5 week train to be an electrician courses, your half way there! LOL