hi, I have a problem with the wiring in my kitchen. This weekend I attempted to wire up a new light fitting which I bought from Ikea, I think that might be the problem! I took down an old flourescent tube, and didn't pay attention to the wiring configuration and that's where the problems begin. I have 3 cables running to the light fitting in the ceiling. I wired it up all the lives to the live and all the neutrals to the neutral turned on the power at the fuesbox and the light came on, result! When I came to turn it off the circuit breaker went pop. So I played around and it kept going pop. I numbered the three cables,
1+2 light goes on and stays on, doesn't matter what I do with the switch it stays on. 2+3 Light stays off 1+3 circuit board goes pop. following constant frustration I now find that my bathroom light doesn't come on, it must be a spur off the kitchen light Can anyone give me an insight into why I can't turn my light off, and why the system keeps tripping. Cheers Nick- posted
15 years ago