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Wiring a pendant light

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  • 17-08-2019 11:42am
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    Dymo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭


    I've done this before, but maybe because I'm replacing a ceiling fan with a pendant light the wiring is different.

    I have 3 brown wires 1 live.

    1 Earth (No neutral wire.)

    This is the end of the loop, nothing I can tell is dependent on this

    When the switch is on the power L going to the pendent is 240 when the switch is off there is no power.

    I'm just a bit stumped:(

    Thanks

    Artistic impression of my set up that's not working

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    Risteard81
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    Get a REC in. It can't work without a neutral.


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    Dymo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Dymo


    SOLVED:

    One of the brown wires was the neutral and working fine now.

    Is that alright?


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    Risteard81
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    Dymo wrote: »
    SOLVED:

    One of the brown wires was the neutral and working fine now.

    Is that alright?
    No.

    Neutral cores are not permitted to be marked brown, which is reserved for phase conductors (or L1 of a three-phase supply).


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    Bruthal
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    Dymo wrote: »
    SOLVED:

    One of the brown wires was the neutral and working fine now.

    Is that alright?

    How did you find it was a Neutral?


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