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FUSED SWITCH WITH LIGHT ON CONSTANT PROBLEM
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:32 pm
by DIY MAN DIM
hi ,
i have wired a fused socket but the light is on all the time even when i press the switch off , any ideas
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:48 pm
by ultimatehandyman
a picture might help?
Why have you used a fused socket for a light?
or have you used an fcu?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:36 am
by DIY MAN DIM
sorry , i have'nt explained myself , its not a light on the wall or ceiling , its the led light on the socket , it tells you if the socket is on or off
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:31 am
by Hoovie
I would guess you have reversed the connections from the mains supply and the appliance connected to it it.
There is usually a set labelled Feed and a set labelled Load - the Feed is your incoming and the Load is the wires to your appliance. Check they are that way round
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:21 pm
by Rich-Ando
Hoovie wrote:I would guess you have reversed the connections from the mains supply and the appliance connected to it it.
There is usually a set labelled Feed and a set labelled Load - the Feed is your incoming and the Load is the wires to your appliance. Check they are that way round
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:11 pm
by DIY MAN DIM
THE WAY THEY ARE WIRED ,is this danaGEROUS AT THE MOMENT ?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:26 pm
by ultimatehandyman
It needs fixing as you do not know when the applicance connected to it is switched on or off and so it is potentially dangerous.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:39 pm
by DIY MAN DIM
so what wires are the wrong way round ?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:40 pm
by DIY MAN DIM
its only for the washing machine
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:43 pm
by ultimatehandyman
Is this a wind up?
Nobody is that stupid
If it is lit up all the time you do not know if it is switched on or off do you?
If you "think" it is switched off and try and repair the machine you may be electrocuted.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:20 pm
by DIY MAN DIM
hi ,
honest this is no wind up , thats correct , the switch does work if you press it off , but the led is on whether the switch pressed or not , i know its souinds nothing major but i must have wired it wrong somehow ?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:28 pm
by ultimatehandyman
ok, the feed and load wires are the wrong way around.
They should be swapped so that they are the correct way around, so that the neon light goes off when the switch is in the off position
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:29 pm
by DIY MAN DIM
right thanks for your help , any ideas which ones ?
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:32 am
by Rich-Ando
DIY MAN DIM wrote:right thanks for your help , any ideas which ones ?
here's a
BIG CLUE
ultimatehandyman wrote:ok,
the feed and load wires are the wrong way around.
They should be swapped so that they are the correct way around, so that the neon light goes off when the switch is in the off position
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:35 am
by Rich-Ando
i'm sorry i have just realised, i can solve your problem in one go: -
change the switch to one without a neon on then you won't know at all
..........hang on
TOP means towards the ceiling