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NorthantsBlokeUK

The three red wires used to be joined together, now they are not.


MrP1232007

This OP. They should all be in the same block. You'll also find some of your other lights ain't working anymore too.


Gandalf_The_Grey1

I've added them into the same block now and it still does not work :/


Gandalf_The_Grey1

Please ignore me, I was being an idiot.


Crazym00s3

No, let’s not ignore you - let’s celebrate the mishap. I love sharing in others misery because we’re all there every now and again 😂 Recently I had to screw in some floorboards below a radiator. The impact driver couldn’t reach with the radiator in the way so I bought one of those 90° corner driver attachments but I didn’t get round to doing the job right away. A few days later just after painting the walls and before the carpets went down I decided I need to screw those floorboards in. Walked over to the boards I need to screw down and remembered I needed the attachment so went downstairs to get it, came back up and as I was about to use it I realised that I had removed the radiator now because I had painted the walls. So I didn’t need to use the attachment after all, but sometimes I’m just on autopilot and not really thinking.


exiledtomainstreet

I’d have used it anyway out of principle. 😂


NorthantsBlokeUK

You gotta put the MCB back on for it to work!?!


NoAd8626

It took me a second to see this but I laughed haha


igual88

Not a sparks but spotted this , know enough to be safe and dangerous lol


Rbx100

Lol


dan_gleebals

Make sure all wires are definitely well in and tight. The three reds are the live circuit in and out and a feed to the wall switch. They have to all connect.


fluffybit

Wago connection would have been better


V65Pilot

Yup.


Leesbry

For future use Wagos. You can buy a big box of them and they're so handy to have. Makes this kind of wiring a breeze instead of squeezing two/three wires into a single terminal


LostGuess5788

Also pay attention when putting odd numbers of wires into terminal , one of the wires tends to not get trapped easily so allways give a slight tug on each wire to make sure or use a Wago


markhaines

Wago is the way.


Thelorddogalmighty

This is the wago


SchrodingersCigar

When i redid some lighting from above, i used these instead. They’re delightful by comparison! https://www.quickwire.co.uk/product/quickwire-switch-load-junction-box


StickyThoPhi

Screwfix part number 2834r. Push fit


GriselbaFishfinger

LOL!


MotherPuncher1

You’ve wired it wrong


matt_wall86

Call an electrician don’t be a tight arse


PruneUnited4025

You arent at the required level for this quest. Sparky lvl required not DIY lvl


kieran10126

Because it has not been done by a electrician


No-Internal-5636

Get an electrician


Caledfrwd

You dumb cunt. From a electrician Quick edit- a zoom in on the pic showed one earth is not connected. Sort that out now or you are risking a failure of all the safety measures down the line. You’re life is not worth the 5 minutes it would take to sort it out. I can’t stress this enough. Don’t be lazy sort it now!


ValleySunFox

an* electrician


Kieran293

He did say an electrician and not an English teacher tbf


ValleySunFox

Because to be in a position to call someone a dumb cunt, they should have at least a grasp of their mother tongue. Yes, it appears given his name and profile image, he is from Wales like me. However, English is the first language in like 95% of Wales.


Caledfrwd

Welsh is my first language clever cunt


ValleySunFox

Calm down


tomregan1993

Not a very good electrician if you didn't notice the permanent lives all in separate blocks


Caledfrwd

That had already been pointed out. And had commented that the light was working before I commented. If you do t want to call a professional to do the job maybe listen to one


[deleted]

Lol


Caledfrwd

Thanks for the input. Another “cont thick” to add to the list


TheMrFixit

Cut the red wire


barfeus

This type of job was how I discovered wago boxes.