light won't light

Oumati Asami · 2019-12-20T08:09:41+00:00

The light in the laundry room stops working after worker had worked on the ceiling in the next room.There are two wires coming in to the light (or one in one out). Before I flip the switch, both wires are not charged as tested by a tester. After flipping the switch, both are charged. Yet, the light just won't light.I removed the light and plug it in to a socket, it works.Question:1) did the test (both wires not charged and then charged after flipping the switch) I do make sense?2) how could the work in the other room affect the light next room? I do see that there are three wires in the switch box, none of them neutral or ground. They are all live wires. Two on one side of the switch, one on the other side. The two are charged, the other is only charged after the switch is flipped.

Dec 20, 2019 20 Replies

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Oumati Asami 6 years ago

Thanks for the advice. But actually, I have found neon testers to be quite handy. I only need to use one hand to operate it. I do have a multimeter but it takes two hands to operate. So, unless it's absolutely necessary, I just use the neon tester.

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