Hi all, wonder if someone can help me.
I've bought a bathroom extractor and I do have the wiring there already (previous extractor was there) but I stupidly did not review it before taking it off and now I'm lost.
I've essentially got a single light switch outside the bathroom which controlled...
I'm trying to rewire my original switch. Its a metal face so the earth's are in the right place and I think the two lives in the COM are correct? It's just the other 3 now all brown sleeeved a blue, a grey and a black. Two ports left marked 1 way , 2 way? Sorry to be a ---- like
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Hi All
Struggling to install a bog standard light switch due to getting confused by different coloured cables.
I'm an avid DIY but never had this issue before.
So in a house where they put a dimmer switch in but it was flickering and light switch was making a weird noise. I hate dimmers so...
I have a 2-gang box in my home, built in 2019. 1st switch controls a ceiling light (flush mount LED). 2nd switch controls a ceiling exhaust fan.
This is a small room where I have my home networking equipment, so I have the exhaust fan running 24/7 to keep the temperature down and well...
Our light bulb went yesterday. Nothing appeared to trip and no issues elsewhere.
New light bulb not working either today.
Does anyone have any suggestions please before we call out an electrician.
Thanks in advance
Paul
Hi all, DIYer here.
I am moving a light switch and adding spots to my lounge.
In order to move the switch I firstly identified the constant Live going into my exiting switch, spliced this with Wago’s onto a new cable and down into my new switch. Using the 2 plate method I then ran a switch...
Had to replace a Light Switch with a faulty dimmer.
The New Light Switch is wired different from the old one but appears to work ok
Can someone with Aus Electrical knowledge tell me why:
- Old Light Switch was wired using Terminal 1 and 2
- Whereas New Light Switch uses only Terminal 1 and C...
Hi All,
I need help with wiring two switches in the living room. There are two pairs of "black and white wires" and a solo white wire out of the junction box. These wires were formally use to turn on two separate lights in the living room. There are for sure not 3-way config. How do I wire these...
Hi everyone,
After much swearing and cursing (I hope the neighbours didn't hear) I've come online for some help.
We have a dimmer switch in the kitchen and my wife wanted a simple on/off switch instead. Obviously, I switched off the circuit for downstairs. Then, I unscrewed it and took a photo...
So client wants new sofit lights from a smart switch…
They don’t want a timer on the wall and dont want them on all night.
So i am looking for recommendations for a relay that can be set to a schedule. Seen a few using Alexa etc but there is nothing like that in the house at the moment.
Hi all, after a bit of help please.
Trying to replace a 2 way light switch but am struggling to understand where the 2 red wires and 2 black wires will wire into the new switch as the terminals are marked different.
I have attached images for reference, any help will be greatly appreciated...
Hi, I am just after some thoughts on the below. I am getting the electrician back but I would like to be a bit more clued up.
So i have a newly wired kitchen with a 2 gang 2 way light switch. Only one switch is wired as will become apparent). The kitchen lights work fine and have a switch at...
I am replacing a single pole switch that controls two light fixtures. Seemed easy enough, the old switch had two black wires that were connected by backstabs and a red wire that was connected by the screw on the side. After replacing the switch, one light was controlled and the other was on all...
Hi all, Diddycoy here. I have a new mk 2 way switch I would like to put in place of a crabtree light switch. I crabtree switch crackles a lot and the landing light flickers so thought it would be time to renew.
I have never seen l3 on a light switch so advice needed please. Thanks and note I...
Hello, I am looking for an electrician who has an expertise in dealing with MICC (mineral-insulated copper-clad) cables. It is a domestic job in my house (I live in Highgate, London; postcode is N6). When I was replacing a light switch in my living room, 2 out of 6 wires coming out of 2 MICC...
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