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Lighting wiring can get confusing when it wasn't you who installed it, and it is almost always unlabelled.
How many cables (each being 2/3 core) were present in the dining room? It may have been the end of a loop, whereas the hallway lamp may be mid-loop. A twin-switchable lamp does not require an extra cable at the ceiling rose.
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as ever, a picture would be very helpful, can you post one up?
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So my wife has come home with a couple of Ikea lights. These use hooks to attach to the ceiling in place of standard pendant/roses and have a terminal block for attaching to the house wiring. This I understand and, using my rudimentary understanding of electricity and no small amount of insulation tape, I have successfully fitted our dining room light.
However, when it came to fitting it's smaller brethren in the hallway, I encountered a problem. The current rose is attached to not one set of wires but two. I understand (or Google informs me) that this is one of these and allows for more than one light switch. I have no idea how this works with the Ikea lights and their holes for a single live and neutral wire.
What do I do now? My wife needs her lights attached to the ceiling and working.