Hi all. Newbie here and hoping someone can help.
Some time ago I replaced the landing double light switch. Wires must have come loose as it stopped working. Put them back in what I thought was the right place but its not quite working properly. Its one of these thats connected to the one at the...
I need help. I'm a British tinkerer living in Germany. I've been installing smart light switches myself throughout the house and in all places. I've not had any issues but I'm seriously stuck with this one light switch.
I have taken out old switch and whilst I did all the wires practically...
Hi all, this is driving me mad..help. The landing light in the new old house bulbs were very dull and flickered so I attempted to change the bulbs, the rcd? and trip switch both tripped, tried connecting a single light bulb holder and again when putting in a new bulb the switches trip...
Hi, had rewire, but didn't spec landing light that could be switched off from downstairs etc doh. Sparky said it's an easy thing to do, but will need to use wago boxes as he said no way to get all cables in back box even though they are deep ones. Mrs wants double gang, ie can switch both lights...
we are shortly moving into my parents old house, me and my partner have renovated the property over the last 18 months, we are now nearing completion, but have a problem with lighting on the stairway, there is a light just inside the front door with a double switch, upstairs on the landing is...
Hello all, first time posting here, was hoping for some theories/advice regarding a confusing situation. Essentially we were looking to add one or two sockets to a upstairs bedroom (40's build rewired in 80's I think with black/red colour system). It currently has two sockets and there is also...
Hi all, apologies if my description & terminology is 'novice'!
I need to relocate the light switch box (with x2 switches) which currently is in a Cupboard in the downstairs entrance hall; initially this box was in the Hall but part of the Hall was subsequently blocked into a Cupboard, trapping...
Good day,
At a house and theres a lady who has a hallway light, and a landing light.
She has:
downstairs - a 3 gang switch - hallway light, outdoor light, and landing light.
upstairs - 1 gang switch - landing light.
She wants to be able to switch the hall light from upstairs. This house is...
changing a fuse board today, house wired in the 60s with the landing light on the ground floor lighting circuit.
Tested at 250v ins res between the neutral of the 1st floor lights and the neutral of the ground floor lights. Result was 0.04meg ohm. Flick switch for landing light and the reading...
Hi,
I have three switches across 2 levels in my house all controlling the lights on two levels of the house landings (spotlight group on ground and landing light on 1st).
Ground:
2 switches - control spotlight group downstairs (same floor) and upstairs landing light
Upstairs/1st:
1 switch -...
Hi all
Hoping for help if possible!
In our house we suffered a loss of lighting to half of the upstairs of the property. The upstairs lighting and smoke alarm is on one circuit, however the Bathroom, landing and 1x bedroom have lost all lighting, and two other bedrooms have retained lighting...
Have listened to this one banded around many times.
Situation where some sparks argue that ground or 1st floor circuits should not be present at one switch as is often the case if a strapper drops down to the hallway 2 way feeding the landing with the hallway switch also within the same (double...
So I have the bathroom light wiring red and black
Landing light red Black
Wires from switch at bottom of stairs red a blue and a yellow
So where do they all go got a 2 gang switch with com l1 l2 on each side
Thanks
Morning all.. I've replaced an old rose with a new spotlight fitting and light is constantly on... ...I've removed all red circuit words so just the live that goes to the light is connected...
The switch for this light has just 2wires.. Both are red.
.... How do I go about solving the...
Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me with the following problem I have with a light switch.
I have a 3 story house and have a two way light switch on the 1st floor that controls the 1st floor landing and 2nd floor landing. The light on the 1st floor can also be controlled from the ground...
I'm due to start a loft conversion and building regs require smoke alarm, can anyone tell me if I need to install interlinked smokes on every floor ?
cheers
Hi, this is quite an easy one. I'm wiring the upstairs landing light and downstairs hall light. The switch on the landing needs to control the landing and hall light and the downstairs switch needs to control the landing, hall and outside light. I've wired the upstairs lights and included the...
Hi Guys, installing an one off alarm system and wondered from your experience what would be a decent make / model to install. 4 x PIR zones ground floor, 1 x E/E door, 1 x PIR zone Landing (night set) and 2 x remote keypads ( 1 by E/E door, other on Landing). End station going in hall cupboard...
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