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arced wiring and confusion with the wiring

Can anybody help me? The plan was to change a light switch although when i unscrewed the original switch two of the wires pulled out of the switch. After i'd refixed them back into the switch i turned the power back on. the fused blew and arced the cable running through the wall. It get worse i'm confused by the amount of wires there and also the colours of them ill try to post a picture of them. I'd be happier with an electrician coming in to fix this for me but the truth is i just can't afford to pay them.

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Dobbs91
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Dobbs91
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It sounds like you might be punching over your weight but start with checking the size of the fuse before doing anything else. It should blow without damaging the wiring, ie something in the range of 5amp to 8amp for the average lighting circuit. Without the details it's hard to help at the moment.

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Rheilly Phoull

post some links to a photo.

Do you have the old cotton covered rubber wire? Just touching the stuff can make it crumble and short out to boxes and itself.

You mentioned the wires pulled out of the switch. Did your switch have those stab connectors where you just poke a wire in the back?

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Cydrome Leader

Most folks have a handy neighbor within a block or two of where they live that they would ask to come have a look and a cold beer while there.

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hrhofmann

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