Odd Lighting fault

Bclearnersparks · Nov 10, 2008

Customer has called me to say that when his SON floodlight that I reinstalled starts up the lighting cct breaker trips. Go back check everthing out, Zs fine, IR >200Meg between all conductors, turn on floodlight no apparent problem, but notice inside fitting that cable has few strands missing at termination and so I replace cable as last resort and everything fine.

Customer then asks me to replace burnt out dimmer switch in bedroom feeding wall lights. No problem wont take long seens as I am here

Replace with plate switch as I dont keep dimmers as spares. Then........

Circuit breaker trips, Ok I am bit perplexed as to what is going on???

Customer hears breaker trip and comes to see what is going on and informs me " oh their was a wall light that I took down last week, its behind that wardrobe."

I was a bit pixxed off with him really. he had cut the cables from the back of the fitting and twisted the Lives and neutrals together crearing short cct.

So now I am trying to work out what was causing this apparent fault with the floodlight or was it all made up to get me to sort out his electrickery dabbling with the wall light?

Evans Electric · Nov 10, 2008

OOOo h yes , I've been had like that a few times, usually when they have messed up the 3 plate wiring when putting up their B&Q fitting

Deke

kme · Nov 10, 2008

Customer was pulling your pud for you mate - he knew what the problem was........

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As Mr. Evans says - "we`ve tried to change a light fitting / switch plate / consumer unit" (delete as appropriate)!!!Blushing

Worse when they won`t admit to having done anything - "It just started happening". You`ve spent all day looking for, and narrowing down this poxy fault, which YOU know has been caused by "meddling customers"X(

just re-read this post, and think it may be time to unearth the DYJHI....... thread?????