Illuminated bathroom mirror

[felix 123]

Hello !  I have connected cable to the back of the socket and connected this cable to another cable what comes from bathroom mirror . I have connected these two cables together using junction box , but when i turn the main switch on it trips the fuse ( upstairs socket ) out from the rcd box . What i have done wrong ?

 

[Blue Duck]

Something is wired wrong, a cable is damaged or the mirror is faulty.

The cable feeding the mirror should be fused (3a) to prevent the electricity escaping.

 

[Andy™]

12v light w/o the transformer?

 

[felix 123]

Cable is brand new and mirror works cause i have checked it before when i connected mirror cable to the back of the socket , but now when mirror is connected true junction box its popping fuse out ....

 

[Andy™]

crushed wire shorting against backbox?

 

[andy_spark]

Not got an electrician to look at it?

Any advice on cable sizes, fused switches? red to brown etc

 

[Andy™]

 red to brown

blue to bits

 

[felix 123]

Colors are fine , blue to blue , brown to red and earth to earth . I just wonder why it works when i connect straight to the socket but thrue junction box it pops fuse out

 

[Andy™]

Colors are fine , blue to blue , brown to red and earth to earth

sure about them colours? they dont make sense. you should have a black in there

 

[felix 123]

Sorry mate i got u confused , right i have black , red and earth at the back of the socket so i connected cable from junction box to the socket like brown to red , blue to black and eart to earth

 

[andy_spark]

Do you have multi stranded flex?

There is a chance a single small strand is touching 2 of the terminals together.

I can't understand why you are connecting a mirror straight into a socket? Do you mean a 13A plug?

 

[Andy™]

i very much doubt its designed to be connected directly to the socket. it should be wired via a FCU

 

[felix 123]

I just doing wiring from bedroom socket till mirror because I cant get electricity from somehere else,

but  when mirror is connected true junction box its popping fuse out ....

... popping fuse out from downstairs electricity box

 

[felix 123]

Maybe I need a different wire from electricity box to mirror ?

 

[New Venture!]

To clarify....exactly what is tripping/popping when you turn on the power? Is it the RCD, an MCB or a fuse?

 

[felix 123]

RCD and MCB

 

[Evans Electric]

I guess  that when you PLUG the mirror into the socket it works fine ?  

When you connect the mirror to the back of the socket ............matching all the right colours....it trips out  ?  Or blows a fuse ?  :C

If colours are correct then it should work ...however you may have trapped a wire when replacing the socket .

AND you should be fitting a spur unit by that socket with a 3A fuse in it for the mirror .   As an RCD is tripping I presume it is protected by said RCD? 

Make sure all colours match ...make sure no cable is trapped by socket or mirror .... check that junction box  and get back to us. 

As you are not in the trade  could you not plug the mirror into the socket ?   Not pretty but at least you'll have  3a protection  instead of a 32A breaker .  

You don't need separate wire from electricity box.  

 

[felix 123]

Thanks for the reply , i will try out tomorow and get back to you guys .

 

[Murdoch]

Biting my lip!

 

[Andy™]

I just doing wiring from bedroom socket till mirror because I cant get electricity from somehere else,

but  when mirror is connected true junction box its popping fuse out ....

... popping fuse out from downstairs electricity box

typical DIYer. hopefully you have insurance and are not really bothered about potentially killing your family