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Just want to say a big thanks again for everyone's advice. I sorted the problem quite easily as the wires fell into the position they were once in when disconnected, so identifying the switch-wire was a breeze. My biggest fear was one of the screws I put the fitting up with had penetrated a...

Appreciated, thanks again :)

I will do that, thankyou. What if there is not enough length to terminate the earth?

Hi, all three are twin & earth, they have just been cut back for some strange reason. I just hope there is plenty of spare so I can earth up the light as it's made of metal, the cables didn't seem very slack but I'll just have to wail till tomorrow to be sure. Not sure what to do if I can't...

I get it now! Thankyou so much and thankyou to everyone who responded! This forum is going to come in very handy for me :)

Hi, thanks for your responses (and everybody else's), the light fitting only has a live, an Earth and a neutral block, where do I connect the switch-wire once I locate it?

Thankyou. Yes the earths are all chopped off, the previous owner did quite a lot of electrical work in the house so my friend says. Hi yes, I have both a multimeter and an LED indicator test lead. Thankyou for the reply! The problem I have is the new fitting only has live, neutral and earth...

Had a bit of a problem fitting a light for my friend. I took a picture before I started to disconnect the old fitting, it's pictured below. So my problem is, I assumed all the blacks were neutrals and the reds were live and connected up the new fitting that way. The problem is the fuse blows as...

I remember them!

LOL

I get these all the time, I'd like to know who's selling my email address.

Really? A Grand? Bit steep that!

Nothing worse than following shoddy work. Fresh installs FTW!

That's quite a smart motor

Shame I can't post pictures yet, I have some stunning photo's.