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ok so it was not the thing to do. Take into account that there are no appliances in the flat and all other fuses were off. Wired together as in just touching briefly.

Thank you for the replies. I emailed some pics of ceiling grooves with one attempt at wiring to my qualified electrician and he said that it appears to be legal providing the circuit is RCD protected. And that he will sign it off for me and complete the MWC if IF it passes all the tests. I...

Thank you all for chipping in. Andy def not posing as an electrician my intention was only to chase the ceiling and then to get a sparky to do the rest but my helper wired in one cable and then I told him to wait until we found out the score from you pros so thanks! Okay so had no idea about...

Good evening a query for UK someone kind enough to answer a DIY query. I am refurbishing a flat and was asked by client to move a ceiling light to centre of ceiling as the lights in three bedrooms were positioned in non central positions. As the ceiling has 5mm of plaster and then concrete I...

Thank you special location for the in depth explanation. Now it all makes sense. And apologies Pro Dave for confusing your name with your Rank. I am beginning to believe that the Chinese dislike for people born in the year of the sheep due to lack of brains is turning out to be true!!! Who is...

Thank you for that advice T.  It's so logical  I must have been a twit not to think it through logically. Can you explain the reason for black and blue going to negative? Why not both wires in black? Thanks again for the great support

Apologies for the delay and thank you all for chipping in. Here is the image you requested. The black and blue single wires on the detachable plate are not insulated from the plate so they are I guess both ground?

Thanks for the replies! The blue ring terminals are all insulated from the metal plate. Here is an image of what it looks like assembled. I am also confused  by the single black wire.

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Hi I am a DIY person and had the task of  removing the corrosion from the removable part of the light fitting (image) however I forgot to mark the wires before disconnecting them and need some help with rewiring. There is a hefty 300va toroidal transformer which is about 15 years old and has to...