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    Ceiling light wiring

    I have just moved into a flat and the 1 ceiling light is broken and another just isn’t there. I have taken the cover off to look at the wiring and my ceiling rose goes straight into the ceiling and isn’t connected to the cap. When i have looked on forums/youtube everything is attached under the...
  2. E

    Ceiling Light Always On. No Switch.

    I am mostly concerned with the current safety of my setup. I live in a rented out basement (with full kitchen, living room, bathroom, etc). In my living room, I have two ceiling light fixtures. One of them never worked. The other works fine. I control it with a switch on the wall. Today I...
  3. pcbrock

    Installing a LED ceiling light fixture

    Hi all, As context, I am a DIY-er. I am trying to change a ceiling light fixture and I just want to double check my approach before I do it to make sure I am not being stupid somehow! Firstly, I know I will need to turn the electrics off and test the light for voltage before I do this (just to...
  4. Pig Glider

    Ceiling light rewiring help - unusual old wiring

    I have installed a couple of ceiling lights previously but have never encountered such a set up of wires for the old light. I am unsure which wires I need to put into my new light fitting. I have attached images of both to this post. I have 3 red wires next to each other and then 2 black & 1...
  5. D

    Ceiling light dimmer

    I have two switch for my ceiling fan one for fan another for light. Can I switch the light button with any other dimmer switch without doing anything in fan? My fan is on high ceiling almost 20 feet up so I did not want to do anything with fan.
  6. O

    Where to buy bright daylight LED ceiling light like those in Spain

    I live in the UK but really admire some of the interior lighting in Spanish houses etc. In particular nice bright LED panels often found on kitchen ceilings. Not marvellous aesthetically, but they give a really useful, bright light. I can't seem to find anything resembling that online here...
  7. B

    Suddenly no power to ceiling light fixture

    I was replacing a ceiling light fixture this afternoon when all of a sudden there was no more power in the box. The old light was working fine before and I just turned off the switch before doing the replacement. There are 3 sets of wires in the box: power coming in, another set of wires going...
  8. M

    Bathroom ceiling light install

    In the bathroom i have got 2 dome shaped ceiling lights which are quite old. One of the domes cracked, but one remains still over the toilet which is lucky lol. I have got 2 B&Q lights to put up, but the terminal that comes with the lights only has 2 connections (it needs to be earthed). How can...
  9. R

    Ceiling light wires

    So I received my Wayfair light today - it’s a six light semi flush ceiling light. I fitted it however only 4 out of the 6 bulbs lit up (all bulbs rotated and all work so not bad bulbs). the wiring in the ceiling is a standard end of line 3 wires - live/ neutral/ earth. the light has 4...
  10. N

    Light works but extractor in EnSuite isn't

    Good Evening I recently removed and replaced a ceiling rose light with a new light that has a metal base, In my old property I had three cables so it threw me a bit when this property only had 2 twin & earth cables. When I initially wired the light I thought it would just be a case of matching...
  11. T

    UK Ceiling light replacement

    Hi I'm changing an old ceiling light but I have more wires than I was expecting. Please see the pictures below. If I leave the connection block with the red cables in and then buy some connection strip the same as what the red wire is connected to can I just attach the 2 black wires to the new...
  12. R

    LED Ceiling light will not fully switch odff

    I want to replace my wall dimmer switch with a normal 1 gang one way switch. When I pulled out the dimmer switch three wires came loose (!!!) so I am not sure of their connections.. The dimmer switch had a COM and an L1 connection. The L2 was not available. The new switch has a COM and an L1...
  13. D

    Options for ceiling light via socket

    Hi, Hoping for some guidance please. I am undertaking a 3/4 garage conversion as a DIY project. It’s not to building regs and is intended as a ‘remove it if ever sell’ situation. The garage has existing power outlet - it’s a double socket on a ring main (not a spur). The issue I have is the...
  14. D

    How do I wire in a new ceiling light when no ground wire

    Hello everyone. So I am replacing an old ceiling light fitting in my bedrooom. There are only 2 wires coming from the ceiling and the new light has a ground wire. How can I connect the new lamp up. Do I just connect the old wires and then leave the ground in the new connects? I should add I...
  15. S

    Bought ceiling light online which wire is which?

  16. H

    Replacing Ceiling Light

    I am replacing a ceiling light, but never took a picture of the wiring before the original was taken down. They are the old colour scheme. I have two red wires (live), one yellow/green (ground) and two black (neutral) coming from the 'main' circuit', and two red wires, one yellow/green, one...
  17. S

    Installing ceiling lights but there is no earth

    I’m trying to fit a new ceiling light pendant. the pendant has a small connector with blue,brown and green/yellow wires. however on the ceiling , there is just one basic pendant with 2 cords attached (blue and brown) so there’s no earth. There is no ceiling rose l,think when they installed...
  18. B

    Ceiling light troubleshoot

    Hi all. Any help/advice regarding my rewiring would be appreciated. I'm very likely calling in an electrician once we're allowed to, to sort out my mess. I wanted to replace pendant lights in my Kitchen. There are two lights connected to the same switch. The original wiring was like so: And...
  19. B

    Installing ceiling light in old wiring

    I was attempting to install a ceiling light in my living room. The house has old cloth wiring. The box I was hoping to tie it into has two switches: One was for my porch light, and the other was for the outlets in the room (not "switched" outlets, mind you- the switch turns all of them on or...
  20. N

    UK Ceiling light back to rose pendant

    Good Afternoon I am moving home in the near future and want to take some of the ceiling lights we had fitted. I am looking to cut the cost of having to pay to have them taken down so I plan to take them down and replace them with a rose pendant fitting (which it was before) I have watched a...

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