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No lights upstairs

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  • 10-10-2012 8:38pm
    #1
    Reddevilman
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭


    Hi, my wife had her father fit two new ceiling roses to the kids bedrooms down stairs and now the upstairs lights arnt working,any help would be greatful


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    bertie1
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 509 ✭✭✭bertie1


    He didn't connect the lights up properly downstairs , most likely a broken neutral connection


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    agree most likely a looped neutral,but its unusual for upstairs and downstairs to be on same neutral

    check fuseboard for fuses/tripswitch


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    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    any chance of a pic of connections inside the ceiling rose in case permanent feeds are at centrepiece


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    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


    Definitely a dropped neutral, is it a modern house, blue would be the neutral..... older wiring it would be black.....make sure all neutrals are in the same connector/ terminal.


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    Bruthal
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    Id check the DB for tripped or switched off breakers first anyway, then the light fittings that were replaced.


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    Reddevilman
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Reddevilman


    Yes it was a dropped neutral had the neighbour have a look at it,thanks for your help guys much appreciated


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    Bruthal
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    Reddevilman wrote: »
    Yes it was a dropped neutral had the neighbour have a look at it,thanks for your help guys much appreciated

    Are the downstairs replaced fittings, and the upstairs affected lights on the same circuit (mcb)?


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    Reddevilman
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭Reddevilman


    They are seperate,but the kitchen lights and upstairs r on the same mcb


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    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    Reddevilman wrote: »
    They are seperate,but the kitchen lights and upstairs r on the same mcb

    They shouldnt be on the same neutral so. But anyway, thats another discussion.


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