He's turned the leccy off, it's all gone horribly wrong and he's now waiting for an emergency sparky.
Is there a electrician in the house?
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He's turned the leccy off, it's all gone horribly wrong and he's now waiting for an emergency sparky.
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4 hours, tick, tick, tick
classic33
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Nearer five hours.
Clock stopped ticking when the electric went.
Hope he's okay in all seriousness
newts
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swee'pea99
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Sorry folks, didn't mean to worry anyone! I've put it off till tomorrow, for one reason or another. Still plenty of time to get your 'With Sympathies' cards 
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I'm glad it didn't say Rest in Pieces
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swee'pea99
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Just in case...today's out too. I will post in the aftermath, promise. 
Just in case...today's out too. I will post in the aftermath, promise.
Sounds like procrastination to me
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swee'pea99
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Sounds like procrastination to me
Never rule out blind terror...
Ok, good news first: I'm alive & kicking.
Bad news next: failure 
.Switched the wire over, as per instructions, same difference: living room light won't come on (and I've tested/swapped bulbs, so I know it's not a bulb issue), and the hall contacts seem as dead as before: the testing screwdriver glows on the red contacts, nothing on the black. And my desk lamp wired to the appropriate contacts is dead as a doornail. Much as it goes against the grain I think it might be time to call in The Man. Unless anyone has any other ideas I could try?
Never rule out blind terror...
Ok, good news first: I'm alive & kicking.
Switched the wire over, as per instructions, same difference: living room light won't come on (and I've tested/swapped bulbs, so I know it's not a bulb issue), and the hall contacts seem as dead as before: the testing screwdriver glows on the red contacts, nothing on the black. And my desk lamp wired to the appropriate contacts is dead as a doornail. Much as it goes against the grain I think it might be time to call in The Man. Unless anyone has any other ideas I could try?
I'd have called in the Man before now to be honest.
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Okay at least you learnt something new & lived to tell the tale, have you put the wiring back in the CU as it was before? If not you may have introduced a 2nd fault which The Man may have to figure out as well.
fossyant
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Get "The Man" before you have your own mini Nord Gas Pipeline explosion
newts
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Is the neutral from the lamp fitting into the ring/loop missing?
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I suspect the lounge/living room will come into play & the hall is a red herring
