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Light fitting

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  • 28-09-2017 8:04pm
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    bernard0368
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    A little help please, I am trying to replace a ceiling light. However when I connect it nothing happens. To check it I wired it to a plug and tried it in a socket and it works.

    Any ideas would be appreciated


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    colm_mcm
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    How many cables do you have up there?


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    bernard0368
    Registered Users Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    How many cables do you have up there?

    Three,


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    colm_mcm
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    Have you refitted the original fitting in the meantime?


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    bernard0368
    Registered Users Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


    Hi Colm, No I have left it there for the moment.


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    colm_mcm
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    Is one of the cables an earth?


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    bernard0368
    Registered Users Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭bernard0368


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Is one of the cables an earth?

    Yes it is.


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