Hello everyone,
I'm currently installing a fused spur into the big cupboard I have. The wiring and trunking are complete, the fused spur is wired in and working.
The issue comes when I wire in the sockets.
So I bought some new double sockets from Homebase, I connected the wires to the plug, tested it and only the left socket worked.
I thought "probably a faulty plug", so I wired in a temporary socket (one which I removed from the bedroom a while ago) and that worked fine.
Today I've returned the socket to homebase, come back with an exchange of the same socket type, wired it in anddd.....now the right socket doesn't work.
First I wondered if it was because I had only run a single wire in the sput, but some further research quickly confirmed that this is pretty standard.
Could anyone enlighten me as to why this may not be working?
If it is relevant, the wiring I have used is the same size as what runs in my walls, 2.5mm twin and earth wires.
Thanks in advance.
- John
I'm currently installing a fused spur into the big cupboard I have. The wiring and trunking are complete, the fused spur is wired in and working.
The issue comes when I wire in the sockets.
So I bought some new double sockets from Homebase, I connected the wires to the plug, tested it and only the left socket worked.
I thought "probably a faulty plug", so I wired in a temporary socket (one which I removed from the bedroom a while ago) and that worked fine.
Today I've returned the socket to homebase, come back with an exchange of the same socket type, wired it in anddd.....now the right socket doesn't work.
First I wondered if it was because I had only run a single wire in the sput, but some further research quickly confirmed that this is pretty standard.
Could anyone enlighten me as to why this may not be working?
If it is relevant, the wiring I have used is the same size as what runs in my walls, 2.5mm twin and earth wires.
Thanks in advance.
- John