Ceiling light wiring...

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Steve84N

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Does anyone know where you connect the two way wires into a ceiling light with the standard live, neutral and earth connections?

Thanks!
 
I've got brown, black and grey which are used for two way switching. I don't know why as this light only has one switch...

It looks like I have to terminate the second live in a blank terminal.

This is what I had and my new light has a junction box with live, neutral, earth and a blank one.
 

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That picture shows Neutral on the left, live looped in the middle and 'live' on the right. You also have a separate earth.
 
Part of the lighting circuit ring (UK oddity wiring method).
 
Looks like you've got neutral blue left, permanent live middle, and switched live right. You'll have to wire them all back in the same order or you'll knock out a light somewhere else in the landing, looks like a pick up to feed another light in other words.
 
With Brexit happening there is even less chance of the UK getting the proper European lighting standards of single circuit wiring :x
 
pvr said:
With Brexit happening there is even less chance of the UK getting the proper European lighting standards of single circuit wiring :x
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It's just that in a lighting circuit you can pick up feeds, neutrals, lives and earths from existing lamps Paul, so if you want to add a lamp somewhere you just tap into an existing feed.
 
Steve84N said:
Ok thanks, so I replicate the wires in the same way. Makes sense.
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Make sure you switch the lighting circuit off at the consumer unit Steve or you'll give yourself a belt. Even with the light switch off there's permanent live in the centre which you can only isolate with the circuit breakers.
 
It did, sort of...

The bulb is so hot it was melting the connection block so I'll need to put them in the ceiling.
 
Does an led fitting go in there? Fraction of the heat and much longer life.
 
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