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Hallway loop light system suddenly controling lights in other rooms and won't work properly

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.52 PM

Yesterday evening when I turned the stairway light on it turned my dining room light off. The switch to my dining room appears to no longer work. Then I realised that the hall way light switch was also controlling my bathroom and bedroom lights. It may have something to do with the stairway/hallway loop as there are light switches at the bottom and top for the hall. But I can no long have the hallway light on as well as any other light in any room. It's very odd. I've not done anything new, didn't change any bulbs or even touch the plugs it just suddenly happed and now I can't get it to work properly. The fuse box is also fine. It's strange how a switch that used to control one light bulb now controls the other rooms within my house. Could this be to a short circuit within one of my lights switches or something more complicated? As it's Sunday I'll wait till Monday to call an electrician but wondered if anyone knew what might have happed or if it's a total rewire job or a simple job. My house was built around 1910 so it's old. I don't expect the current wiring to be brilliant. Many thanks Sharon

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4 Answers

GJ Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5

Downham Market

From what you described sounds like you have a loose wire in one of your fixtures. Most likely a natural wire. This problem will take a bit of trouble shooting. You didn't mention how old the property was. In older properties it is possible that the lighting circuit was wired with a single wire as a switch wire. In any event a qualified electrician is needed to check out the wiring. For this problem expect the worse and hope for the best. More then likely the problem is in the single switch wire that has come loose. The loose wire may be in a switch or a fixture. You may be correct about the dining room switch being the problem or the dining room light.

Answered24 November 2019

Sam Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5

Sutton

You may have a short circuit somewhere in one of your fittings ,it sound like the switch line maybe touchin the feed wire ,I will recommend to get an electritian asap to solve the problem .hope that help.

Answered25 November 2019

Anonymous user

Usualy supply to lights are wired from one onto the next, with a switch wire coming from each light fitting to its switch. The problem described sounds like a switch wire has become connected to the supply of the next light. So could be a faulty light fitting or as its a very old property the cable insulation has failed, which could mean rewire. Best get an electrician to take a look, if its insulation fault it may be the whole house needs rewiring.

Answered16 December 2019

GB Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5

Haslemere

If a qualified electrician has answered the question then that's good enough. It's not good practice to criticize/pick at/question a fellow tradesman.There is enough exploitation, backstabbing, undercutting going on as it is.

Answered22 December 2019