Help! Problem with lighting not working and earth wire showing as live

Warehouse_kres · Post by **Warehouse_kres** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:17 pm

Hi I disconnected a light in utility room but didn't take a picture of the connections into it...

Now the kitchen circuit does not work

I have tried reconnecting with wagos but unfortunately there are a lot of wires and not sure it has been done correctly

Also two of the earth wires are showing as live when using a tester. I have tried both testers a screwdriver which lights up when touching the copper and a plastic one that flashes red.

Any help would be great, pictures attached !

kellys_eye · Post by **kellys_eye** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:40 pm

Separate the cables and wires so we can see where they actually route...... that's just a 'rats nest' of confusion!

Warehouse_kres · Post by **Warehouse_kres** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:48 pm

The blue and brown connect into one wago

The 3 black wires connect into another wago

The red wires are connected into a nylon connector and these were already connected without being connected to the light which I removed

The 3 earth wires are loose but were connected to the metal frame holding the light to the ceiling

Warehouse_kres · Post by **Warehouse_kres** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:01 pm

Some more pictures attached with wires separated

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:24 pm

Put your "testers" where they belong..............in the bin.
They are known to give false readings which is not a lot of use.
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There is no way of knowing what cable goes where, so unless you want to guess, or invest in a multi meter you are going to have to call someone in. (with a multi meter)