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I wonder if anyone could help me with this. I want to replace an old light fitting which was a bit cracked and broken. Images of old wiring below, 528 attached. Now I want to wire it up with to a new style rose images 236, 114.
When I look at the wiring diagram for the new set up of...
hi all, Please excuse the potential basic question.
I took down a ceiling rose with 2 wires in and a third for the switch live, I’ve now put it back up and have wired it as per instructions having identified the switch live with a multimeter. However the switch now no longer works and is on...
I'm your average DIYer and after advice about replacing a pendant light with a new flush metal fitting. I can fix the new light to the ceiling and the existing rose sits within the void of the new fitting without any clearance issues. Is it OK to leave it in place and wire the new fitting into...
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I'm not a sparky but am confident with wiring as work in the AV business and work with cabling a fair bit. Would appreciate some thoughts and advice
Looking to replace a ceiling rose with a new IKEA light fitting. The old wiring (pictured) looks to be strange as I would expect the switch...
Advice needed,
Removed a ceiling rose and the cables must have been loose as they all popped out. Connected up all the cables apart from the grey cable. My PIR light outside is now not working without this grey cable connected into one of the blocks which is fed off the same switch bank on...
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I am currently doing some domestic work for a relative. I’m fitting the light first in a plasterboard ceiling. The ceiling is a mess though due to it having down lights in it originally, so it needs the holes filling and then skimming. How do I leave the cables so that the lighting...
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Im pretty good with switch wiring although it has been an issue for me in the past. When I come up against 'not the norm' as in 1, 2 and intermediate, sometime i still get confused!
So today i was changing some emergency bulkheads for new fittings. The old ones had t+e )3 core and...
Hi, looking for some help, I’m thinking of changing our ceiling rose in middle of room to 2 sets of 4 downlights but want each 4 controlled by a switch so will need to replace to a 2 gang switch as only have a 1 gang, loop in and loop out of the ceiling rose, I’ve attached picture for ceiling...
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I have a single ceiling rose in my dining room but would like to add 2 more so I have 3 pendant lights hanging down over a dining room table.
Can this be done?
At present I have;
1 cable = 3 core T&E. ( RED/BLUE/YELLOW/EARTH )
1 cable = 2 core T&E ( RED/BLACK/EARTH )
The blue from the 3...
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Just came across this forum looking online for help with what I thought would be a simple job and has now turned into a nightmare. I'm fitting a new ceiling rose and I'm confused with the wiring - esp. the loop part. In essence how do I get these wires in the right places on this...
Hi to all, am replacing an old ceiling light with a flush light and just want to check a few things re the wiring.
Looking at L-R, am I correct here – earth (green), neutral (2 black wires), loop (3 red), switched live (single black)?
Secondly, looking at the wiring diagram for the flush...
Can you fit a ceiling Rose on a circular fast fix box? As in, does it physically fit?
Need to fish cables out of a ceiling and want to cut a hole big enough to fit a hand through, but still be able to fit a ceiling rose.
I haven't got either with me to try it out and thought that somebody...
Hello I'm a first year apprentice and I'm struggling to get to grips with these klik rose wiring. Can someone please explain how you would wire these up from start to finish, what colour wires go to what terminals, how to wire the lights up with emergencies and pir's ? Thanks
Hi all, i've just attempted to install a new light fitting with a reasonable understanding of what i'm doing, but i just wanted to check if this was safe or not?
Live connects to live via the electrical block, as do the neutral and earth wires. I'm just confused as to what the earth wire...
Hello, really hoping you good people could help solve this problem that's been bugging me for over a week now.
Recently changed all the sockets & light fittings in my home only because the previous ones were looking a little old-hat & worn out. All fitted & working fine with no problem; until I...
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I'm trying to figure out the wiring of two ceiling rose with one switch but I can't figure it out. Would appreciate any advice.
I have identified which cable is which but can't figure out where the 2nd ceiling rose cable goes.
Right now the 2nd ceiling rose is always on and 1st...
Hi what's the best way to change ceiling roses to downlights I've seen the click flow plug connectors not looking for cheap way just best way as I usually don't do this kind of work? I've got two lights in my kitchen at the moment which are just normal ceiling roses and I ideally want 8 new...
Hi. I've been trying to change an overhead light and run into some confusion regards the wiring and I wondered if someone could advise please.
I've currently got over my confusion by doing a like for like swap of the pendant, wiring the new light into the old ceiling rose terminals. I would...
As above anyone got a copy of the installer instructions for the300mm window fan ? Trawled the website and Google just keep getting the catalogue page with the specs on it. Cheers
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