ceiling

  1. W

    Ceiling Pan Weight & Install/Light Fixture

    Hi! I'm in a new build home that has had a lot of construction problems, & the builder has done really substandard work in many areas. My current issue is with the electrical ceiling pan they installed where my dining chandelier should go. I hired my own electrician to install my 22 pound...
  2. dogbob

    USA Ceiling Fan Box is Strange

    New construction in USA. I think that the builder put ceiling fan rated boxes in the ceiling. But when I remove the cover, I see a strange box. Picture attached. It's hard to make out all of the details, because the painter sprayed it. Have you seen this brand/style box before? There are two...
  3. B

    Ceiling fixture has only 2 out of 3 lights working

    Hi, I have replaced my ceiling fixture. The previous one had one light bulb and now I have put one that has 3 light bulbs. The problem that I have is that only 2 light bulbs are working. It was one light previously but since I have replaced the switch I've miraculously got 2 out of 3 working...
  4. P

    Anybody have experience installing ceiling speakers?

    Basically I've got a lithe audio ceiling speaker, problem is it comes with a 3 pin plug and some people say they've has theirs installed by having a socket inside the ceiling. I 'm pretty sure that's not Ideal, it needs 24V 2.5A but I can't just buy a transformer as it's got one of those round...
  5. 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...
  6. T

    Electrical safe zone for vaulted ceiling

    I'm renovating a property and vaulting a kitchen ceiling to gain more head height. The floor will be a slab which is yet to be laid. Would it be better to run the cables for sockets down from the top of the wall where it meets the pitch of the ceiling or up from the floor slab (from within...
  7. A

    Light and ceiling fan split

    Hello, DIY homeowner here in South Carolina. I have a question regarding wiring some lights and a fan. I’m replacing an old ceiling fan. It has 14/3 running to the box. The old fan has 3 switches wired. One controlling the fan and two more controlling the lights on the fan. I’d like to add...
  8. H

    Ceiling fan installation issue

    Backstory: Installing a new ceiling fan in a 45 y.o. house, rewiring to an existing switch. The leg was for a switched outlet, which was wired in a peculiar way - on a 14/2 copper, both leads are hot (no neutral). I haven’t opened the sheetrock at the baseboard to see where they wired the...
  9. 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...
    • Pig Glider
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling light light old rewiring unusual wiring
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  10. Ron405

    Ceiling fan 3 way switch

    I currently have 2 3-way switches controlling a light fixture in a room in my home. They are wired like the attached diagram. I recently purchased a ceiling fan for the room and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to use the required ceiling fan switch in place of one of the 3 way switches? Thanks!
  11. T

    New ceiling lights wiring help.

    Hi, I'm after a bit of help if you can. I have 2 ceiling lights to replace and was wondering if someone could tell me where I should be attaching the different coloured wires in the new light. The 2 old lights I'm replacing have slightly different wire setups. The first pic is the first old...
    • Tiddler
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights help lights new wiring wiring help
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  12. 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.
  13. D

    Ceiling fan wiring with smart switches

    Hi, I currently have a light that was wired as 3 way and am replacing it with a ceiling fan/light combo. What I want to do is wire the switches so they operate independently so light switch in one location and fan in the other. The power wire enters where the light switch would be going and...
  14. 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...
    • Offcumden
    • Thread
    • bright ceiling ceiling light led light spain those where
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  15. J

    Lighting circuits and having multiple legs of of a ceiling rose

    I have two questions regarding lighting circuits. The first in is , is it bad practice to put two lighting circuits on on breaker? The second is similar but can you ‘spur’ of a ceiling rose which is mid run of the circuit as many times as you want considering VD and maximum current draw/Zs...
  16. fuzzylogic142

    Dual fan and light ceiling fan slider switch

    I need help wiring a dual slider switch for a ceiling fan and light kit. The ceiling fan and light are already wired and mounted and have been in place for more than 10 years. There was a rocker style switch which I removed without making note of how it was connected. The box I'm working in has...
  17. thomasd87

    Installing recessed lights off ceiling fan switch

    Electrical isn't my thing though I know just enough to get me into trouble thinking I can do it after coming up with grand ideas. When I bought my house, it was an older house with the typical cloth two wire wiring. There was one new 3 wire that had been ran to a jacuzzi tub in the bathroom...
  18. Dayradon

    25yro ceiling fan/light combo issue with smart bulbs.

    Have a ceiling fan/light combo about 25 yro. florescent, incandescent, and a solid white led bulb work fine. a smart led bulb RGB-wifi acts as if it isn't a good connection and flickers rapidly between what appears a 50% brightness and full. Fan appears to be just a B W G install. other smart...
  19. 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...
    • Bdr8612
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling light fixture light no power power power to
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  20. asavage

    Residential round ceiling lighting fixture -> receptacle cover question

    "A friend in need is a pest, indeed." I was helping a friend's family over the weekend, got in over my head with respect to fitment of a round receptacle cover. The house is 2002 construction. The two-car garage has two ceiling light fixtures. It had two utility fixtures like this: I was...
    • asavage
    • Thread
    • ceiling cover fixture lighting question residential round screwfix
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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