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  1. A

    Hiya, can anybody recommend any decent 12v/24v drive over light fittings please for an upcoming driveway job? Ta

    Hiya, can anybody recommend any decent 12v/24v drive over light fittings please for an upcoming driveway job? Ta
  2. N

    SWA cable between light fittings

    Hi All. I am having my house rendered soon, before that I want to put cabling in for around 6 wall lights around the outside of the house (something like those GU10 up and down lights you see so often), obviously I want the cable hidden beneath the render however the cable won't go in...
  3. L

    Install new light fittings (two on same switch)

    I’m trying to fit new ceiling lights in my living room that operate on the same switch. There are two sets of cables coming out of the ceiling for the first light fitting (I assume one from the switch and one from the other light). The new light fitting looks like this. Please can you tell me...
  4. J

    New light fittings, no rcd

    just a quick one, I’m doing 18th edition next week but have been asked to quote for changing pendant lights for new stainless steel lights. Assuming all bonding, wiring and tests check out etc, does this now require an rcd?
  5. P

    Why are some light fittings in my new home different to others?

    Hello all, I've just moved into a new flat. It's only about 6 years old, so a pretty new build. The hallway and 2 living area light fittings are standard B22 lights, but the 2 bedrooms have a weird fitting that looks more like the sort you plug a halogen bulb into, like a GU10 bulb, only they...
  6. buzzlightyear

    tip of the day on some external light fittings

    any body fitting out side lights with dome nuts on the front , and the bolt keeps going back to the wall on some light fittings .a tip for you rip a piece of carboard off the box that it came in, stuff behind the bolt head at the back and hay presto .the head will not move back .
  7. littlespark

    ...and I thought Ikea light fittings were bad

    Hi all. Got asked by a customer to change a couple of pendants in his house to something he had bought from Next. Nice enough metal twist design. Fragile glass globe shades and you get the shade retention ring tightener for those with chubby fingers. Mounting bracket has holes that match the...
  8. M

    New pendant light fittings with Led bulbs blowing MCB and RCD after 30 mins/hour

    Ok, so I have replaced the two ceiling roses in the lounge with two pendant light fittings with 4W Led Calex bulbs One fitting has two sets of twin and earth connected, the other has just one set of twin and earth (I assume this is a slave from the other fitting) I had the lights on for about...
  9. P

    Led light fittings constantly dim

    Hi new on here I am an adult apprentice fitted 2 new led fittings in an old house connected them up and at first switched on and off ok but my cousin called me telling me they aren’t switching on any more. I have went back and checked they are just constantly dim. It is not dimmer switches...
  10. F

    Newby DIYer, replacement light fittings trip the MCB

    Hi All, absolutely aware of my own limitations as a diy' er and limit myself to replacing fittings rather than new installations. Replaced 4 x 240v GU10 downlighters in the bathroom(ceiling 3m high) and when I turn the light switch on , the MCB trips all lights in the flat. before I replaced...
  11. Strima

    I'd rather install Ikea light fittings

    Than these horrible EM fittings from a national wholesaler. Designers need to try and install things like this themselves... 2x 1.5mm were a very snug fit. Beer time...
  12. D

    MWC - Required or not - LED Light fittings

    I've recently upgraded some light fittings that are probably 15-20 years old in an industrial unit to LED fittings 150W Low bay LED's internally 80w LED light fittings with separate photo-cells on external lighting column opposite warehouse. Is there a requirement to issue a MWC
  13. P

    Emergency light fittings

    Hello There is a high racking area in a warehouse with 12 aisles of 120m long each which needs the emergency lights upgraded.There are only a few twin head ones at the moment.I have been offerred new light fittings with integrated emergency backup( the cost would be obviously high).What would...
  14. NDG Elecs

    I love Ikea light fittings!!

    Fitted an Ikea light fitting yesterday, and normally I find they are a PITA. However this one was unusually electrician friendly. It came with a little hook to hang it from whilst fitting it, and a whopping great ceiling mounting plate. Well done Ikea (and yes that's a sentence I thought I would...
  15. E

    old thorn 2d square light fittings key

    anyone know the size of the heads of these? is it 8mm? cant remember and need to order 1
  16. NDG Elecs

    Talking light fittings...

    Yep, you read that right! I met two talking light fittings today! You couldn't have a convo with them or nowt though! They were brought over from Afghanistan via China. Loads of LEDs and Bluetooth connected. Each one had three speakers in them. I was fixing the dodgy connections as they both...
  17. Leesparkykent

    Help wiring light fittings

    So the Mrs went out today and brought two new light fittings...I called my electrician to put them up but unfortunately he died on the way round....Being the hero I am, I thought I'll put them up myself. I mean how Hard can it be? It's not like you need much intelligence to be an...
  18. R

    Help wiring a lightswitch - Two-dimmer switch controlling two light fittings in kitchen

    I need help wiring a lightswitch because I can't get it to work. I have attached photos of the switch and what I'm going to call the 'wall wires'. The switch is two dimmers, each one turns on and dims one of two light fittings in my kitchen. Two of the 'wall wires' are tagged with what look...
  19. Andy-1960

    IP ratings of outdoor light fittings

    Just stumbled across this on YouTube and I have to say I agree with this guy... how can this fitting be suitable for outdoor use?? I had a quick surf and found the fitting for sale at Screwfix and they state IP23 and weatherproof.. how can it be IP23 AND weatherproof, the two things contradict...
  20. S

    American sourced light fittings used in the UK

    Im fitting some light fittings from the US with an inbuilt PIR. Given US mains voltage is 110-120v @60Hz UK is 240v @ 50Hz . Most fittings of this type here are designed to be wired straight into the main with no transformer but given this has a built in PIR sensor could that cause problems on...

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