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Hope someone can please help with strange (to me) issue

I turned lights in last night in my home & they came on & then went off. But all apart from 1 light downstairs in my house doesn't work. At first I thought fuse, but it's ok. The 1 light that stays on is on same fuse as the ones that won't. None are linked with same switch so none of the lounge, kitchen, dining room, hall or lower toilet are working. Any ideas on where to start to remedy ?

Thanks
 
Get rid of the wago conector on the lives (red) and put a 15amp connector (like the one on the neutrals
FFS why????
So he can test to make sure all lives are making a contact. Can re use it again once fault has been found. Ideally it wants putting in an inclosure as there is single insulation visable but that is the least of his worries
 
Get rid of the wago conector on the lives (red) and put a 15amp connector (like the one on the neutrals
FFS why????
So he can test to make sure all lives are making a contact. Can re use it again once fault has been found. Ideally it wants putting in an inclosure as there is single insulation visable but that is the least of his worries
Wago wagone ;) all reds secured in block, still same result
Agree Why get rid a far better connector ?

Because i have come accross one when someone had not stripped off enough insulation, so copper was not actually making a connection.
 
Doing a continuity test with a MM gets me a beep between all non working lights, just not with working light, but then this should be expected as running the live cable is pretty much the same thing, just not as safe ;)
 
easiest way is to take a live from the working light to the nearest no-working one, rather than from a switch. however, it' should only be as a temporary measure until you can get the fault traced.
 
There's no alternative but good old fashioned fault finding and basic dead tests. Use a continuity tester that supplies a few mA rather than a standard electronic multimeter.
Draw the circuit out as you go along so you know how and where each cable is connected.
 

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