Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Main Forums
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Question & Answer Forum
Upstairs Lighting Not Working
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Talk Electrician Forum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 544331" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>Either there is a broken continuity on the live or neutral wires that feed the upstairs part of the circuit, due to damaged wire or incorrectly terminated joint...</p><p></p><p>Or there is further info we are not being told....?</p><p></p><p>such as; on the first attempt the breaker did trip, but it no longer trips. (as the switch has been roasted.)</p><p>OR </p><p>the switch had already failed, but the OP though it was the fitting that needed replacement.. </p><p>which has been rewired up incorrectly breaking the supply to the upstairs...</p><p></p><p>What was the reason for replacing the ceiling rose?</p><p>Is this a landing light with two-way switching?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Did you strip-back a bit more insulation to make a nice clean joint onto a new bit of copper cable..?</p><p>It's not uncommon for previous terminated, (squashed), copper joint to break off inside the screw terminal, when it is retightened,</p><p>so visually it may look like the cable it in the joint but actually has no electrical connection. </p><p>(also if wire not stripped back enough and the screw is just gripping insulation? ).</p><p></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🍺" title="Beer mug :beer:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f37a.png" data-shortname=":beer:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🍺" title="Beer mug :beer:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f37a.png" data-shortname=":beer:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🍺" title="Beer mug :beer:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f37a.png" data-shortname=":beer:" /></p><p>Sunday evening beer before bank-holiday has now exhausted my brain!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 544331, member: 250"] Either there is a broken continuity on the live or neutral wires that feed the upstairs part of the circuit, due to damaged wire or incorrectly terminated joint... Or there is further info we are not being told....? such as; on the first attempt the breaker did trip, but it no longer trips. (as the switch has been roasted.) OR the switch had already failed, but the OP though it was the fitting that needed replacement.. which has been rewired up incorrectly breaking the supply to the upstairs... What was the reason for replacing the ceiling rose? Is this a landing light with two-way switching? Did you strip-back a bit more insulation to make a nice clean joint onto a new bit of copper cable..? It's not uncommon for previous terminated, (squashed), copper joint to break off inside the screw terminal, when it is retightened, so visually it may look like the cable it in the joint but actually has no electrical connection. (also if wire not stripped back enough and the screw is just gripping insulation? ). 🍺 🍺 🍺 Sunday evening beer before bank-holiday has now exhausted my brain! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Main Forums
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Question & Answer Forum
Upstairs Lighting Not Working
Top