> > I've just been rewiring my lighting circuit upstairs, during which I have
> > fitted a globe light either side of the bathroom mirror (they are
> > bathroom-rated). Each light is controlled (or should be!) independently > by
> > its own pull-cord. Therefore I fed a live feed from the attic down inside
> > the bathroom wall (stud partition) to the position of the 1st light, then
> > extended accross to the position of the 2nd light. So before fitting the
> > lamps I had two cables sticking out of the wall at position 1, and one > cable
> > sticking out at position 2.
> >
> > I've now just fitted the two lights. If I switch on one light, it works
> > fine. But switch on the second as well, and it comes on at only half
> > brightness, and the first light dims to the same level too. Obviously > I've
> > done something wrong, but before I spend ages up in the roofspace again
> > grovelling around under the Rockwool checking all my wiring, could anybody
> > give me any pointers as to what the problem is? I'm hoping this will be > a
> > no-brainer to one of you experts out there. I know it seems like the > lamps
> > are wired in series rather than in parallel, but I don't see how that > could
> > have happened with this configuration.
> >
> > Thanks!!
> > Dave
> The 3 live feed conductors, L, N & earth should be connected to 1st light
> postion and to the same conductors in the cable feeding the 2nd light
> position ... what could be simpler?
> I fear you may have something nasty with current possibly going through the
> earth wire...
>
What you thought was a live feed in the loft is a switch wire. Does a lights in another room glow dimly when you turn on the bathroom lights?
Adam