heres a pic of my sockets (help)

guvna · Post by **guvna** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:24 pm

iv managed 2 take a pic of the sockets

guvna · Post by **guvna** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:25 pm

is that one taped in yelow my live? and should i tie up all the other brown ones?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:37 pm

That wire with the yellow wire on it should have brown tape on it really, but at least the switched live is identified.

Make sure the electricity is isolated at the consumer unit or fuse box-

Then connect the three brown wires from the centre into a terminal connector and then tape it up with insulation tape.

then put the three blue wires into N on your new fitting.

Put the one single blue wire with the yellow tape into the L terminal on your new fitting.

Connect the earth wires to the earth wire on your new fitting.

Make sure all wires are firmly held in the terminals, try to gently pull on the wires and if they come out you have not tightened the terminals enough!

Just follow this page, but replace red with Brown and Black with Blue-

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/diy/e ... itting.htm

Fix the fitting to the ceiling and restore the power

guvna · Post by **guvna** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:42 pm

will all three wires fit into the n on my new fitting ?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:50 pm

Yes they should fit in.

Unscrew the screw as much as possible. Push all three wires in hard and then tighten the screw.

guvna · Post by **guvna** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:44 am

i did excatly what u told me to do and the light never worked im sure ive done it right maybe its just the fitting that doesnt work?

guvna · Post by **guvna** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:10 pm

i changed the fitting and hey presto the light is working thanx 4 all your help this forum is fantastic

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:25 pm

Sometimes you do get faulty fittings, they are so cheap nowadays that I think a lot of the time they do not test them before they leave the factory.

guvna · Post by **guvna** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:05 am

dude i spent 130 on this fitting not exactly cheap?

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:25 am

guvna wrote:dude i spent 130 on this fitting not exactly cheap?

I'd love to see a picture of the light itself

Stoday · Post by **Stoday** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:48 pm

guvna wrote:dude i spent 130 on this fitting not exactly cheap?

Sorry, guv, but you can't tell because the picture shows just a bit of the fitting that could be one of the cheapest. It's a shame, but you have to buy commercial fittings to get quality and you pay accordingly. Would deffo like to see a pic of the whole fitting.