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I know I have to do more testing but I just want to see if there is something I’m missing.
Customer said light fitting in the loft was crushed causing the breaker to trip. I thought easy fault to rectify which was very naive of me.
I arrived disconnected the damaged switch which was in...
Hey everyone complete idiot here😂 can anyone please help me with what goes where if possible by these pics? There is one black and one grey wire, rest brown, blue and ground, cheers!
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I’m new to the forum and it’s this issue that lead me here.
So first things first. I was looking to wire in a Smart Relay at the rose of my hallway light. It’s got two switches. Now I thought I had “ok” knowledge when it came to wiring a socket / light switch / rose.
However...
I have bought a cooker with a ceramic hob which has a warning light to show that the top is hot, the light goes out when the hob cools down. I have noticed that if the cooker is switched on at the wall but well cooled down, in a dark room this light is still faintly illuminated but goes out...
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I have an outside light that is turned on with a switch from inside and would like to change it to a PIR version incorporating an option for the light to be on with the switch i.e. override the PIR or just use the PIR sensor. What will the switch do by default if i connect a light...
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I have acquired two FOGLIO wall lamps that I want to convert from wall lights into lamps. I'm not familiar with wall lighting so first I wanted to know if this is possible and if there are any risks I should be aware of. Secondly, if it is possible, what would be the best way to go about...
Howdy DIY soldiers, first post here.
My question comes down to whether it would be particularly unsafe for me to temporarily wire nut and tape a neutral wire connected to an active knob and tube circuit and leave it in a wall behind a plastic box.
I know that the "correct" answer per the NEC...
I threw away an old knackered light switch and now need to replace it. It had 4 terminals (L1, L2, L3, L4) and is fed by two blue and two red wires. It has a single rocker.
I assume this is a 1 gang 3 way switch? If not what is it? Where can I get one?
Just replacing a ceiling light and could do with some guidance on sorting out all the wiring.
This is how it was:
And the light is expecting just the 3 wires:
Wondering what's the best way to tackle it. I could do with removing that block in the ceiling altogether and somehow having just 3...
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I am about to start a mildly ambitious project with some addressable RGB led strips. I am still shopping for the perfect strip and my requirements are ip68 and <=3mm width. 30 leds/meter will be perfectly fine for my application. At that density and with the project run I have in...
Hi I have a 2014 mazda bt50 and I'm having trouble woth my tail lights. On one side the tail light and indicator doesn't work but the brake light does. Brake light is a dual filament globe and both are fine.
And on the other side the indicator and tail light work but the brake light doesn't and...
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I am installing a new pendant light. It came as a ceiling fitting with cord and light fitting, and a light shade. The cord needs to be shortened and the instructions suggest the excess cord should be pulled through and stored in the ceiling fitting. I will use a 9W LED bulb so the current...
hello all, pardon my ignorance in not employing an electrician, however, im a diy'er whos changing the light switches in my house and came across this unusual wiring for my downstairs loo. its a single light which has a fan which can be isolated as necessary. I ordered all the new chrome light...
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There is a lighting circuit fault in a property with the downstairs lighting circuit. I have tested the voltage and there is 230v on both line and neutral conductors going to the light pendnat although the pendant (any pendant) isnt showing light . no changes have been made to the lighting...
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Just a quick one, I want to use an ip rated light switch with a neon indicator to manually ovveride a PIR detector controlling an e27 LED bulkhead fitting. Switch will normally be on for constant power to the PIR but to ovveride it needs to be flicked off and on x2. Or just off.
I've...
I've just changed the bulb in an outdoor PIR security floodlight (to LED). But the light stays on by default, and turns off when I go outside. I don't think there is a control to "reverse" its mode of operation.
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We've got to light up a house name sign for a job we're on. Sign approx 450x300.
Any ideas please of what would work ? modern/ contemporary style/ costal proof.
Something high end/ decent like Collingwood.
Cheers Sy
i know about the different wiring arrangements for 2 way light switching. i want to connect the permanent live into first switch common, connect L1's of both switches together, also L2's and connect common of second switch to power the light. But, because ceiling roses dont appear to be...
A switch i saw today has a T+E in the switch and only a single T+E in the light fitting.
I'm presuming this means it's junction boxed somewhere?
Could someone point me in the direction of a potential diagram for such a set up?
My kitchen had an extension at some point and the 2 lights are switched from a 2 gang light switch. It's separate circuits so I can't join them together, ideally I need one module to switch both circuits switch lines, so the lights come on together. Then use the other gang for something else...
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