down light problem

glen · Post by **glen** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:02 pm

i have just tried to replace my hallway light with 3 down lights all conected together, when i put the fuse back in and switched the lights on, bingo they work but now i have no lights to the rest of the down stairs or to the landing upstairs but the bedrooms all work.
help what have i done wrong?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:51 pm

Hi Glen,

welcome to UHM.

This might answer your question-

bedroom-light-help-t7392.html

Let us know if it doesn't

glen · Post by **glen** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:05 pm

no sorry that didnt help, i have cannected all the live wires together in 1 terminal block, all the neutrals exept 1 in another terminal block and all the earths in another block, yhen connected the switched live and the spare neutral to my new fitting, the new fitting works but i still have problems with the other lights

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:22 pm

If all the lights were working before the downlighters were fitted then it is more than likely that there is a bad connection on one of the circuit wires and it's very likely that it is one of the connections for the downlighters. Unless one of the circuit wires has been pulled and it has become disconnected at the next light in the circuit.

glen · Post by **glen** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:27 pm

ok i will take a look at the connections in the morning when its daylight.
thankyou for replying so quickly

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:32 pm

No problem,

Hope you get it sorted, if not check back and one of the sparks might of added something.

glen · Post by **glen** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:34 pm

ok thanks again

glen · Post by **glen** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:25 pm

hi me again, just thought i would let you know that my lighting problem is now fixed. it turns out that i had a faulty light fitting, i took them back to the shop and replaced them and now everything works again.
thankyou again for your help