HELP!!!
I took down my ceiling rose to put up a new fitting ARGH!!!!!!!!!! stupid me I unconnected the lot (on another planet I think)
It has 12 wires :S
soooooo confusing
Please can anyone help?
I understand that this is going to be a long shot but...........:(:(
What I want to put it to requires 3 wires (the norm)
so do I put all red together? etc......
Desperate mum :(

Lisa, October 2006

hey guys you are all very sweet :)
Its all fixed, done it myself :S joking :) lol
As my home is housing association I had it done by a nice bloke that came round.
Thanks to you all again xxxx

Lisa, November 2006

Two of the cables will be the lighting ring. Hence anything after it on the ring (front room) is now disconnected. The other two cables will (in theory) come from the switches.
If you're lucky the colours of the wires in the switch cables may be different (perhaps yellow & blue wires as opposed to red & black). The ring wires are connected like for like. The neutral from the ring straight to goes to the light. The live from the ring goes through the switches to the light.

CALL AN EXPERT IN!!

Also consider doing a class - then the expert won't fleece you :)

Rich, October 2006

DON'T!! just put like to like, As the wires need to be identified, call in the expert.

ricky, October 2006

I would advise you to get in a professional unless you really know what you are doing. All the wires will need to be identified before even thinking about how to connect them.

bwriter, October 2006

This controls my hallway light which yes has 2 switches (upstairs and down)
My front room is possibly connected? As now not working
and my bell? which is working

lisa, October 2006