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    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...
    • sam4466
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    • ceiling ceiling light ceiling lights earth installing lights no earth spotlight
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    Installing garden floodlights and CCTV

    Hi guys, hope you can all help. I'm moving house soon, and got a few jobs that I need doing. I'm looking at doing them myself (if possible) to save a bit of cash and get done in my own time. I'm not a spark, but have always doing little bits and bobs of my own so am comfortable, however I dont...
    • Ajfaccini
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    • cctv garden installing
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    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...
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    Help installing dimmer switch

    Hello, Looking for some assistance with installing a dimmer switch in my basement. This is the only switch that controls the lights and there are two sets of black/white wires and a ground (see picture below). The capped black/white wires on the top in the picture below does not have any...
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    Installing Outlet, Switch Combo

    Good day to you. I want to use a large walk-in closet as an office space. There is a light switch in the closet that I would like to replace with an outlet and switch combo. There is no ground inside the box. There is a capped neutral. The breaker is 20 amps. To protect my devices (computer...
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    Help with disconnecting thermostate after installing Hive

    I've just repaced my hotwater and central heating progrmmer with a Hive active heatng and hot water thermostat. It's all working but the thermostat is still connected, I've turned it up to full so it's always calling for heat but I want to put the Hive thermostat in its place so need to...
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    Installing a dimmer issues

    Hi all I’m installing a dimmer but the current set up is really weird: The current switch has 2 live wires (the black ones) which both go into the same connector this is the new dimmer but No clue what to do
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    Installing a 5/8" earth rod

    Hi. I have installed a 5/8" earth rod but am having issues with the plastic box cover that sits on top. I purchased one from TLC but it seems too small to fit properly (see photo) Also is there a specific gland to use where the 6mm2 earthing conductor exits the box? I don't want anything...
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    Installing ceiling fan drawing power from light switch from front porch

    Ok I have a room that I’m putting a ceiling fan/light in where there wasn’t anything previously...I want to grab the power from a switch that runs the front porch light...I have tried various things and have looked on various YouTube vids...can’t seem to get it working ...I have a double switch...
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    Help with installing a Timer on a Power Supply.

    Dear Friendly Electricians, I am an IT specialist. I am currently in a sticky situation. The company I'm working with is a digital advertising company. We have LCD screens to display ads. They asked me to install a timer on the screens. So they turn off during the night when the mall is closed...
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    Installing outlet in hardwood floor VS recessed in brick???

    Hello! I need to install 2 new outlets in my living room — an 1887 brick home that we are gradually remodeling. I don't want to do any surface mounted boxes b/c of the historic aesthetic. So I see my options as: Floor outlets recessed into the hardwood floors, or Wall outlets recessed/chiseled...
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    Gland installing

    Can you use bw glands outdoor if installing from underneath the electrical point?
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    Installing FIA Battery Cutoff Switch

    Hi I'm installing an FIA battery cutoff switch into a Megane R26 Race Car. I have no issue with the main battery contact and the resistor install. I need an a way of stopping the engine because just cutting the battery will leave the engine running from the alternator. I'm looking for an easy...
  14. gazdkw82

    Installing data points

    I'm about to start pulling in the data cat 6 cable from the loft down to every room. I plan to have a switch in the loft which will then be connected to the router. My question is about cable routes and boxes. Iv only ever seen data outlets either surface mounted or in recessed in stud walls...
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    Installing LED low-voltage wire in kitchen cabinets

    I have LEDs under wall cabinets and in the bases of plinths to provide floor lighting. All looks good until you look inside or under the units. The required 12v drivers (power units - 240 to 12v) are free to float around and the very small twin flex to the LEDs themselves is difficult to fix and...
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    Installing Ceiling Fan/Light and Light wiring

    Hi all- just got a fan/light combo as a replacement for a fan only setup, in existing junction box, and utilize a Lutron light and fan combo switch instead of a simple on/off switch that was last there with the old setup. Been a while since I removed the old stuff so now lost on how to make it...
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    Advice on Installing Brick Lights

    Hello all, I've recently begun building a retaining wall in my garden for a patio area, I decided to go for 6 brick lights along with other lighting for the area (not decided exactly what that will look like just yet). The brick lights I went for are these. I've been having a read up on how...
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    Installing metal light

    Hi I have a metal light that I am looking to install. I was going to take a cable from my current 2.5mm lighting circuit through a junction box. I have a pull switch that I was going to add. My questions are What is the best way to add the pull switch? Can I use a ceiling rose without the cover...
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    Tricks for installing CarFlex/LiquidTight along narrow Fence Rail

    I have a project coming up to add a few outlets along an outdoor fence for outdoor lighting. It's a wooden fence and I am planning to run the conduit along the horizontal rail. I'm planning to use 1/2 CarFlex/Liquidtight since the fence follows some hefty curves in the yard. Where I'm...
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    Advice on installing a hot tub

    Hi all im needing some advice on installing a hot tub, the spec of the hot tub says it requires a 32amp supply, My plan is to run 6mm t+e from a 32amp mcb rcd protected down the wall and drilled out into a weather proof adaptable box, from there I will then run a 6mm 3 core swa cable clipped...
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