":::Jerry::::" wrote in message
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There does seem to be some confusion about basic feeds, switched feeds
and (neutral) returns though, if someone can't get to grips with what
needs to be present already were they wish to extend the circuit from
that to me suggests that they need to learn considerably more before
they start altering existing wiring.

Again, this came around out of trying to add a second light where one was
needed while that side of the ceiling was being re-decorated. Unfortunately
the other side wasn't and I really don't want to destroy it. There is no
part of the lighting loop available to me at all to take feed from for this
switch. I therefore dangled the cable down, connected it up, tried it ...
and it didn't work. I disconnected it and posted here to make sense of what
I'd done and why it didn't work - which I now perfectly understand.

My only option now really is to take a fused feed from the ring main
junction box by my boiler, which I can reasonably well conceal up to the
switch after digging myself a little trench in the plaster ... which I
fortunately haven't papered over yet in that area.



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