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Ceiling switch pull cord wiring - replacing bathroom extractor fan switch
Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.34 PM
Hi, I'm replacing the bathroom extractor fan switch with a new one (the pull cord no longer works) The new switch only has place for 4 wires - Neutral and Live (Supply and Feed) and the earth. I have 7 wires coming from the ceiling. 2 Blue, 2 Red and 2 Yellow (both with a red sleeve) and the earth wire. Can I put the blue (N) together and the red (L) together? Where should the Yellow (red sleeve) wires go? In neutral or live (feed or supply) Any info much appreciated.
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Electrical Safety Services
Rating: 5 out of 5
STOP! Hire a part P registered electrician to do the job properly, as what your suggesting will create a direct short circuit between live and neutral, so there will be a big bang when you switch it on.
Answered25 October 2014
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