On Sep 8, 7:55 pm, "Telstra" wrote:
Lighting circuits are simple and straight forward.


MAYBE! But be careful!

To Telstra and others: IMHO There are times when we can be 'too
helpful'.

If you have to explain 'basic electrics' to someone then they are not
qualified to to work on house wiring safely.

Something may be simple or straightforward to you and I, with probably
80+ years of experience with many types of elecrical and electronic
systems between us.

But the type of question being asked in this case is typical of many
we've seen on this news group.

These are often along the lines of " and my lights don't come on".
They vividly demonstrate that the questioner shouldn't even take a
screwdriver to a switch or outlet; no point trying to explain an 'open
neutral' or 'mis-wired switch' to them!

Viz: Ever hear of the guy living in an apartment who was told he had
to 'ground' something in order to clear up his radio reception or
something. He took a glass pot filled it with earth/soil/dirt stuck
the 'ground wire' into it and put it out on his balcony or window
sill. S'posed to be true story!

Then there was the fellow who was told to ground the green wire. But
then complained he only had three wires, white, black and a bare one
with no cover on it and should he cover that on with tape? Not a clue.

This problem may very well be something an electrically qualified
person will find in ten minutes with a test lamp (after arriving at
the premises). On the other hand the do it your selfer (or a helpful
relative) may have buggered up something so completely and it is not
to code, unsafe and wired with an incorrect gauge of wire!

Be careful what we advise! We've had too many cases of bathroom lights
wired in series with the outlets in the living room in the past, by-
passed by the switch in the hallway!