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wiring problem- lights dont turn on? gabriel.zuniga@gmail.com 09-08-2007
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Posted by gabriel.zuniga@gmail.com on September 8, 2007, 1:34 am
We have remodeled our home recently, we have a room where the lights
are not coming on. It is all new wiring. I tested the sockets to see
if there is a live current when light switch is on and no current when
off and that seems to be okay. I thought maybe the bubs were bad but
no the problem either.Do you think some wires are wrong on one of the
canned lights somewhere or what can be causing the lights to not go
on?

Thanks in advance?


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Posted by Tony Hwang on September 8, 2007, 2:42 am
gabriel.zuniga@gmail.com wrote:

> We have remodeled our home recently, we have a room where the lights
> are not coming on. It is all new wiring. I tested the sockets to see
> if there is a live current when light switch is on and no current when
> off and that seems to be okay. I thought maybe the bubs were bad but
> no the problem either.Do you think some wires are wrong on one of the
> canned lights somewhere or what can be causing the lights to not go
> on?
>
> Thanks in advance?
>
Hi,
If some one did the work, s/he should fix it. If you did it, I am afraid
you better get a qualified help before you kill your self or burning
down your house. Hope you have a good house insurance?

Posted by Telstra on September 8, 2007, 5:03 am
Remember that for a current to flow you need Active
and ground. Check the current from active to neutral
at the light fitting NOT just the Active.
> We have remodeled our home recently, we have a room where the lights
> are not coming on. It is all new wiring. I tested the sockets to see
> if there is a live current when light switch is on and no current when
> off and that seems to be okay. I thought maybe the bubs were bad but
> no the problem either.Do you think some wires are wrong on one of the
> canned lights somewhere or what can be causing the lights to not go
> on?
>
> Thanks in advance?
>



Posted by on September 8, 2007, 9:08 am
I agree with Telstra.

The problem is almost certainly a loose connection at the neutral.



Posted by Terry on September 9, 2007, 11:11 pm
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:34:27 -0700, "gabriel.zuniga@gmail.com"

>We have remodeled our home recently, we have a room where the lights
>are not coming on. It is all new wiring. I tested the sockets to see
>if there is a live current when light switch is on and no current when
>off and that seems to be okay. I thought maybe the bubs were bad but
>no the problem either.Do you think some wires are wrong on one of the
>canned lights somewhere or what can be causing the lights to not go
>on?
>
>Thanks in advance?

You really should have the person that wired it come back and fix it.

If changing the bulbs in more than one fixture does not solve the
problem suggests it is very likely a problem with the wiring itself.

You don't say if the lights have ever been on.



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