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Changing a shaving light, wiring = confusing

[Deleted User] · 2021-09-16 07:43:39

I get the colours but, there's two of each wire. As in, two brown, two blue and two earth; What do? Simply coil them together and treat them as one? The old fixture also didn't have an "earth" socket, new one does. I actually attempted to wire it and it does supply power, but whatever I did or did not do, the light only…

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16-09-2021 8:43am

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I get the colours but, there's two of each wire.
As in, two brown, two blue and two earth;
What do?
Simply coil them together and treat them as one?
The old fixture also didn't have an "earth" socket, new one does.
I actually attempted to wire it and it does supply power, but whatever I did or did not do, the light only shines at about 5% brightness, as in hardly comes on though there's power.
So I'm assuming I'm wiring it wrong in some way.

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#2 16-09-2021 6:31pm
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With all due respect this is really fundamental stuff!
By asking this question you demonstrate that you should not be mucking around with a potentially lethal voltage particularly in a bathroom! Time to get a professional in.
To answer your question: phase in and phase out etc...

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