Hi,
Having difficulty installing new light fitting in hall way.
Setting:
Hall way has two light fittings, both turned on at same time by one of two switches.
Problem:
Two cables, each with one earth, one live and one neutral, come down from the ceiling. I have successfully installed light fixings when there is only cable to attach but have not encountered two cables before.
Stupidly, i just twisted black wires together, reds together and earths together, before proceeding to connect to the fixing. This of course flipped the fuse. As a result, one of the light switches now doesn't properly click.
After doing some googling, i have now connected the two red wires together, independent of the actuall fixing. I have twisted the earths together and connected to the fixing. And I have connected one black wire to the neutral connector and the other black wire to the live connector. From what i have read, this seemed to be the right wiring... (?)
The fuse box allows me to flip the fuse back to 'on' but it fuses again when I try to switch the light on.
Question:
What am I doing wrong? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks
