i have 4 sets of wires to ceiling rose when i connect them up 4 reds to live 3 blue black to neutral earth to earth switch blue to live lamp light stays on all the time what am i doing wrong
The mistake most people make is not properly connecting Switched Live - marked 2 in the drawing.
Power goes off to the switch from the ceiling and comes back as Switched Live - may be turned on and off by the switch.
You need to identify Switched Live and connect this to the lamp (brown?) and to nothing else - just the two wires together.
The other side of the lamp (blue?) connects to the remaining Neutrals.
The usual ceiling rose normally has just 3 sets of cable - power In / power Out / power To Switch - you seem to have 4 sets - probably another ceiling rose on a spur.
Take care...Good luck...
Peccavi
February 2009
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