Tried to fit and wire up a new outside light fitting today, but it's not working. I'm in a brand new house (moved in May) so the wiring is to the new standards. The house had a cable pre-wired and available for the light (and a switch inside), but covered with a plate on the outside bricks, so removed that, and was then stuck with connecting the new light (red, blue and earth connections); to the supplied mains. That was in a four-core cable, with brown; black; grey and earth wires.
It seems like the cabling is not correct inside the house; and I do remember the electrician from the builders saying it was disconnected at the switch, but that doesn't appear to be true. With a meter it shows there is no power at the cable, and I'll get the builders back to check, but I'm unclear how the wires should be connected at the light in any case. Is there a "normal" situation for this now?
Neil