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    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...
  2. D

    ** Please Help** Wiring a ceiling fan to a two-in-one dimmer/fan speed wall switch

    Hi there, please help. I live in Florida and am replacing a ceiling fan in a bedroom. The new fan has no pull cords and no remote. It came packaged with a wall switch that has a light dimmer dial and a 3-speed adjustable fan dial all in one switch (See attached photo) The wall switch that came...
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    CEILING FAN LIGHT COMBO LIGHT PROBLEM DYI

    I have 2 new Hunter ceiling fan light combinations. We previously had Hampton Bay fan/light combos. We have dual switch 3-way wiring, and we could turn on the fan or lights separately from the top or bottom of the stairs. Now to turn the light on the fan’s switch needs to be on. The light switch...
  4. B

    ceiling fan light only comes on if fan is on

    we are replacing 2 ceiling fans. I wired the first one in and for a dual switch hook up they have the standard white to white black to black and the grounds. but for the light they have a blue wire that goes to the red traveler wire coming in., But now to turn on this light I have to have...
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    Plastered Ceiling

    Hi - I have just had ceiling plastered - I have never cut holes in plaster before but am not to bad on diy. The ceiling was overboarded so I have cut bigger holes out of the lath plaster and measured with laser. I can also access from ceiling. I want to know if I drill from the loft downwards...
  6. Z

    I damaged a 10 awd cable in my ceiling! Help!

    Post a sizable tree branch puncturing my flat roof and ceiling in what is a converted garage, I did still more damage in my efforts to repair the sheetrock. Yes, I’m the idiot who took a jigsaw to the ceiling and am now paying for it. I’ve already used an in-line splice to repair two 12 awd...
  7. D

    Power tool connected to a socket doesn't activate when power switch depressed

    Power saw connected to a socket doesn't activate when power switch depressed, but it turns on the light fixture in ceiling nearby while power button is depressed. Can someone point me in the right direction on how to correct this problem. Please let me know if you need any additional details...
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    • ceiling connected doesn't fixture going light power socket switch tool what's
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. S

    Ceiling fan receiver unit

    Hello, can anyone give me advice on how to connect wiring for ceiling fan in the UK with receiver unit please? Please see attached files. There are stickers on the 4 wires as follows:- Red - L Black - N White - Light Blue - Light I have also attached the wiring diagram which I don’t...
  9. G

    Groove in ceiling for LED strip

    Hi all, just wanted to pick someone’s brain on the best way to cut 2 straight lines for a groove in the ceiling for a LED strip to sit in? Thanks
  10. D

    Wires funny match ceiling fan instructions

    I'm installing a ceiling fan. From the ceiling I have 3 red wires connected to each other only. I have 2 black striped wires twisted together, 1 black wire and 1 white wire. The ceiling fan has 1 black, 1 blue, 1 white and the ground (green). My instructions say nothing about this type of...
  11. K

    Running 16mm CU feed in ceiling with thermal over 100mm

    Hi I have to run a feed to a CU in the middle of a ground floor flat . Its already got 2 layers of blue board and 100mm rockwool above it . It would be clipped in the ceiling over 50mm above the ceiling height . rockwool in the jist space and 2 layers of pink board below . So method 101 ...
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    UK Random buzzing noise above ceiling when bathroom lights/vents are on.

    Random buzzing noise above ceiling when bathroom lights/vents are on. Every morning whenever we switched on bathroom lights/vents, buzzing noise above ceiling starts. It will then randomly stops. But after sometime, it will start again. When we are sleeping due to bathroom lights/vents are off...
  13. M

    My ceiling light's not working

    I wanted to remove a cut off pull cord attached to the ceiling so I turned the electrics off, disconnected the wires and wrapped each one in insulation tape. Then I pushed them up into the ceiling. Oops. Now my bedroom ceiling light won't work. They must be connected. My question is, can I...
  14. R

    Installing a ceiling fan/light tied to four recessed lights

    I am installing a ceiling fan in room with two switches and four recessed lights. Prior to installing the ceiling fan, the left switch controlled the recessed lights and the right switch was unknown. After installing the fan and light, I discovered that the right switch controls the ceiling...
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    Downlights - do I need to lower the ceiling?

    Hi guys, Is there a requirement to create a false ceiling for installing downlights in a bungalow kitchen ceiling? above there is the usual insulation stuff. I thought of just clearing the insulation around the lights and make a little box with plaster board to cover the lights just for extra...
  16. 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...
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    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...
  18. wgmattis

    Ceiling light/fan switch

    I have a ceiling fan with a light box controlled by 2 wall dimmer switches. I simply want to replace them with standard 2 way switches. Coming into the box there are 2 white wires and 1 black wire that are wired to the old switches with 1 white wire spliced to connect to both switches. Seems to...
  19. O

    bypass ceiling fan directional switch

    I destroyed the directional switch in my ceiling fan with fixing the speed control. I live in a small city in Africa and can't get replacement parts. I'm also not really electrically inclined. Is there a way I can trouble shoot the wires that go into the directional switch in order to bypass...
  20. A

    Can I install can lights in stairwell ceiling?

    Hi all. We have a stairway to our basement that obviously lines up with the stairway to the second story. The basement stairway is drywall under the upper stairs - drywall ceiling. It's very dark and not very attractive. I've kicked around lots of ideas: sconces, lamps, rope lighting, step...
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