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Replacing old rose fitting

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  • 21-10-2012 11:36am
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    123MEE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭


    I'm replacing an old light fitting possibly from the 70's. The existing light fitting has 2 black wires attached separately and the switch has 1 red wire and 1 black. Can anyone advise?? :confused:

    **Just noted the fitting is a two terminal batten lampholder**


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    maxfresh
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭maxfresh


    at the light fitting one of the wires is the neutral and the other is the switched live (should be red but is probably joined somewhere)

    to find out which wire is the live get a phase tester and test the wires at the light fitting switch the switch off and the light on the phase tester will go off


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    leeomurchu
    Site Banned Posts: 957 ✭✭✭leeomurchu


    123MEE wrote: »
    I'm replacing an old light fitting possibly from the 70's.

    Time for a rewire I'd say.


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    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    i'd use the non-contact tester if possible for a quick polarity check

    not that it's critically important for a ceiling rose


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


    It sounds like the switch wire from the light switch is black, as the switch has a black and red wire at it. So this is probably going up to the ceiling rose, so the rose has 2 blacks at it.


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