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<blockquote data-quote="AmateurDIY" data-source="post: 537808" data-attributes="member: 35924"><p>Thank you all so much for the replies!</p><p></p><p>Yes, it does seem that a cowboy has worked here before! It seems like there are 3 options here, if I want to tackle it myself. Trace the cable manually, and check each connection point, test by switching off the power and then connecting the live to earth at the consumer unit, and then a third suggestion that Mike P made.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if I fully understood that one Mike. Do you mean that I can check for earth at the LED light, without having to disconnect anything? That certainly sounds like the easiest method, if there is a safe way of doing it.</p><p></p><p>Tracing the cable will be all but impossible, as the loft has chipboard laid down, and is full of storage boxes. I would need to remove everything from the loft and then pull up all the boards to find out where exactly that cable goes!</p><p></p><p>I do have a multimeter, so I could test at the junction box end, but I will need to examine and photograph the consumer unit first, to learn exactly how to make the right connection. I am expecting that this suggestion looks like this: [MEDIA=youtube]AZenZfLQQgw[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmateurDIY, post: 537808, member: 35924"] Thank you all so much for the replies! Yes, it does seem that a cowboy has worked here before! It seems like there are 3 options here, if I want to tackle it myself. Trace the cable manually, and check each connection point, test by switching off the power and then connecting the live to earth at the consumer unit, and then a third suggestion that Mike P made. I'm not sure if I fully understood that one Mike. Do you mean that I can check for earth at the LED light, without having to disconnect anything? That certainly sounds like the easiest method, if there is a safe way of doing it. Tracing the cable will be all but impossible, as the loft has chipboard laid down, and is full of storage boxes. I would need to remove everything from the loft and then pull up all the boards to find out where exactly that cable goes! I do have a multimeter, so I could test at the junction box end, but I will need to examine and photograph the consumer unit first, to learn exactly how to make the right connection. I am expecting that this suggestion looks like this: [MEDIA=youtube]AZenZfLQQgw[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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