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    Bathroom Mirror with fluorescent tubes turning off at random times

    Hi, I have a bathroom mirror fitted in 2013 with 2 fluorescent tubes and a pir sensor to operate. Its been working without any issues until a couple of days ago. Now when I turn the light on by passing a hand under the sensor the light will then go off after anything from a minute to 10...
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    Bathroom RCD protection

    Looking at a bathroom modification and wouldn't mind some input on the need for RCD protection. Bathroom has existing light and wall fan. Customer wants downlights fitting and ive also said the fan needs an isolator as it currently doesn't have one. No other electrical circuits in the room. No...
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    Advice needed please for Electrics DIY - air vent in bathroom

    Hi all DIY newbie here so advice needed please! Moved into a new house about 6 months ago - there is an air vent in the bathroom which isn't working. We took lid off this afternoon and cleaned it out - it's an AXS100TR/NDX100T model made in UK. It's connected up somewhere but how do I know...
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    Bathroom bonding

    Hello I’m refitting my bathroom after in 2005 some builders did a fairly poor job of it. They even built a wall off the shower tray causing all the tiles to fail and the floor to rot. ? My question relates to bonding. There was bonding on the hot and cold supply that went up a pedestal basin...
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    Bathroom light - old wiring to new

    I have old wiring in my bathroom. It has two black wires and one red. Also some exposed wire which seems to be coming from the two black wire sleeves I want to fit a new light. From my understand i have brown = live yellow = earth blue = neutral. Which wires do i put where. On the old light...
  6. D

    Bathroom spotlights. loft condensation

    HI we have six spotlights in our bathroom, I went up in the loft today and noticed a lot of condensation on the roof felt i also lifted a couple of the floor boards ( chip board type ) to find them soaked with condensation which appears to be going up into the loft through the spotlights, are...
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    UK Bathroom pull switch light problem please help !

    Hi I've been trying to fix my mother in laws pull switch bathroom light. Fixed my own a couple of times with no issues but when I installed this one and switched the power back on it didn't work. Its a Bencon pull switch bathroom ceiling light. The switch has screw in connectors inside with...
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    Consumer Unit in Bathroom

    Been asked to carry out some works in a bathroom. The clients mains board, cutout and meter are in the airing cupboard of the bathroom currently. As part of the plans they are removing the airing cupboard and plan to just put a standard cupboard with a lock around the mains board which will now...
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    electrical my bathroom lghts keep randomly tripping

    my bathroom lights keep tripping
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    Location of bathroom fan isolator switch

    Hi all, I have been asked to fit an extractor fan to a bungalow, normally I chase out a box for the fan isolator and locate it above the bathroom door, is there a reason I cant locate it in the loft, im guessing due to accessibility or something, but just wanted to check? Many thanks, Martin
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    Fusing bathroom timer fans

    Hi all, happy Christmas! There was a thread on this subject a while back, not many people said that they actually connect bathroom extractor via a 3A fuse, despite many MI's seemingly asking for it. And certainly it's not something you see often, triple pole isolators yes, sfs's less so. Is it...
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    Bathroom light fitting

    Hi all, wondering if anybody can help... I have a circular socket for a light in the bathroom which is approx 10cm circumference. It has a small LED bulb fitted but needs a cover but I can’t seem to source the correct part. Originally it had a square metal plate which fitted over the socket...
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    Recurring issue with bathroom light.

    Hi all. I'm not an electrician and have very little experience so please bear with me. I have a recurring issue with my bathroom light. A while ago it stopped working and assuming it was the bulb I replaced it but no new bulb worked. The pull switch wiring looked intact and clean but on a hunch...
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    Smart Bathroom Light

    Hi looking for advice or recommendations for a bathroom light. The ideal scenario would have the following capabilities: - a standard pull cord or similar switch to switch on as normal - the ability to have the light preset to come on at say 100% brightness during the day, and maybe 60% in the...
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    Newbie - Replacing Bathroom Fan

    Hello there. My dad is getting a bit forgetful and unsure of himself, but in the past did all the DIY in the house no problems. The bathroom extractor fan has stopped working and I thought I'd have a go at replacing it as he is not confident now. He has both exacty the same model fan motor as...
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    Replacement for discontinued Aurora integrated downlight

    Hi, my bathroom downlight has started flickering. it is an integrated 9w lamp from Aurora, which appears to be discontinued. The lamp plugs into a socket in the roof simply enough and I have managed to plug into the same socket another Aurora lamp in the bathroom which works fine, indicating...
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    Bathroom exhaust fan

    Hi I'm Daniel Honaberger. I bought house that has a mixture of new and old wire. I'm in the process of remodeling the bathroom. I took out the old nutone fan with and replacing it with the light. I hooked up all the wires but one set. When I did this I got power to the unit but nothing turns...
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    Light must be on for bathroom fan to work. Can I rewire so each switch works independently?

    In my bathroom, the light (switch on left) must be switched on in order for the fan to be switched on. I would like to be able to run the fan without having to keep the light on. Any solutions for a simple rewire?
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    Bathroom fan with delay

    Hi, My bathroom fan currently comes on and off with the light, the fan itself has a delay function and I'd like to use it, is this the correct wiring diagram? It's currently wired a little different but does work, it doesn't carry on to another light, just seems to be on it's own. Also the fan...
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    What to do with too many wires for a bathroom light fitting?

    I'd like to install a new bathroom light. The new light has simple press and insert connections. The old light (since it is connected to a bathroom fan as well) has 3 neutral cores, 3 earth cores and 2 (or maybe 3?) earth cores. I know they won't fit into the new press and insert connection -...
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