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  • 11-01-2017 8:59pm
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    Micky8728
    Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭


    Was changing a bulb last night and the light fixure fell off. Now im not sure which way the wires go back in.


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    aujopimur
    Registered Users Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    Micky8728 wrote: »
    Was changing a bulb last night and the light fixure fell off. Now im not sure which way the wires go back in.

    Pics.


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    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Micky8728 wrote: »
    Was changing a bulb last night and the light fixure fell off. Now im not sure which way the wires go back in.

    Call a registered electrician.

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,026 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    el diablo wrote: »
    Call a registered electrician.

    Go way for jasus sake.

    OP, as aujo says, pics will make the advice easier.


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    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭el diablo


    dodzy wrote: »
    Go way for jasus sake.

    OP, as aujo says, pics will make the advice easier.

    Well there is the risk of electric shock from the neutral even if the breaker is switched off depending how badly the house was wired. :p

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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


    el diablo wrote: »
    Well there is the risk of electric shock from the neutral even if the breaker is switched off depending how badly the house was wired. :p

    Yes best be registered to eliminate all life's risks.


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    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Bruthal wrote: »
    Yes best be registered to eliminate all life's risks.

    Ok, I probably could've left the "registered" bit out. Call an electrician is what I meant. ;)

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,219 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    First thing, buy a Phase Tester screwdriver, and check both wires to ensure there is no current present.


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    Stravos Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 279 ✭✭Stravos Murphy


    The phase tester is excellent for testing for current.


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    el diablo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭el diablo


    Stravos Murphy wrote: »
    The phase tester is excellent for testing for current.

    Not really. I don't really trust them. :cool:

    We're all in this psy-op together.🤨



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    dodzy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,026 ✭✭✭✭dodzy


    Just kill the breaker and refit. No hassle.


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    First thing, buy a Phase Tester screwdriver, and check both wires to ensure there is no current present.

    Don't!
    They are notoriously unreliable which is why they are banned on many sites.


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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,219 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    2011 wrote: »
    Don't!
    They are notoriously unreliable which is why they are banned on many sites.

    Check it with a socket that you know is live first then.

    How else do you ascertain if a two-way switched ceiling rose is switched on or off?

    Has to be better than quickly brushing your finger off the wire end to see if it shocks you......


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    Tuco88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    A mulitmeter or decent test probes is the better/safer way.


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    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,219 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Tuco88 wrote: »
    A mulitmeter or decent test probes is the better/safer way.

    Very true, but is a chap/chap-ess who comes on a website asking about fixing a single light bulb likely to go out and buy a multi-meter?


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    jonon9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,124 ✭✭✭jonon9


    Just turn of the main breaker switch if your not sure, refit the light and your done.


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    Tuco88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    Tuco88 wrote: »
    A mulitmeter or decent test probes is the better/safer way.

    Very true, but is a chap/chap-ess who comes on a website asking about fixing a single light bulb likely to go out and buy a multi-meter?

    Well to be fair it's like trying to work on a car without spanners.


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    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    First thing, buy a Phase Tester screwdriver, and check both wires to ensure there is no current present.
    A phase tester is a potentially dangerous tool should it fail. Far better to use approved two-pole voltage probes with retractable ends. (Complying with UK HSE Guidance Note GS38 ideally.)


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


    Tuco88 wrote: »
    Well to be fair it's like trying to work on a car without spanners.

    It would be more like buying a box of spanners to check the oil level.


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    eurokev
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭eurokev


    Stravos Murphy wrote:
    The phase tester is excellent for testing for current.


    <Mod snip: The above is poor advice however we all need to respond in a friendly manner.
    Thanks. >


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