Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone here can help. I recently did some carpentry work for a new customer and I noticed their electrician had just replaced a single pendant lamp with around 8 spot lights. Under each ceiling joist the electrician had removed a small strip of plasterboard, around 100mm...
Hi Folks
I'm a DIY'er based in Hong Kong (same electrical system as the UK), and don't take on new electrical installations naturally, but do try to fix some simple problems.
The quick question:
2 spotlights to be connected into 2 terminal blocks buried (4 wires in total with 2 terminals...
Hello,
I have a question...
We recently cut out new door in one of the walls. We had to get rid of a double socket as it was in the new door location. We kept the wire thought over the door with intension of putting a spot light over the door. So that's the question, how to connect a single spot...
Hi
I would like to change some spotlights for a pendant light.
The only thing is I may struggle to cove the hole on the ceiling using a standard ceiling rose or plate.
Would any one kindly advise me the best way to complete this also what I may need to buy to cover the hole??
Regards
Chaz
Hello all,
so i will be typing the entire issue -
i just need some advice - my mum has just had her extension done and this builder has charged
6x45 and 8x45 for fitting 14 spotlights in the old and now new living room joined
SO 45X6 =270
45X8 = 360
AND HE HAS THE CHARGED FOR MATERIAL...
Has any one installed spots lights above a pot belly stove ,my fear is the heat will affect the led spots and even to a certain degree the cables may get affected above the ceiling Im installing a small mf ceiling to allow for spots I have attached a pic of setup minus mf celing which I will...
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I wonder if you can please give me some good advice on some recent work that has been undertaken at my house.
we have an old board then was here when we moved in. The downstairs lights are on a mini trip fuse the rest are the wire fuses.
down stairs we had 5 pendant fittings and 6...
Hello all, I have got quite a good understanding about electrical installations but have never installed Downlighters? I'm doing a job on my own small living room and want to install new LED downlights; the room currently has a normal ceiling rose in the middle of it and I would like to install...
hi there looking for some help with spot light wiring. currently wiring a new build flats and there is spot lights thorugh out the flat. they are on two circuits and each room is switched individually.
how would this be wired. we are not allowed to take the feed to the switch. so would i take...
Guys,
I am calling in at a customers home on my way home this evening to look at a spot light which has stopped working. I don't know if it's a simple as the the lamp has blown or indeed what type spot lamps are fitted.
The cutomer also complains of brown staining around the fittings which...
Hi all,
Advice please!!!
I have been given a quote to install 19 spot lights in four different rooms. 2x6 1x5 and 1x2. at present i have single rose lights in each room. There is easy loft access as it is a top floor flat in a block of six. The electrician has quoted @ £500-600 plus lights...
Hi guys, i am wondering if you can help. I have a garage at the back of my house which is powered by a 2.5mm 2 core and earth from the consumer unit protected by an rcd. It has lights on 2 sides of the garage, but not the side that faces the garden. I am wanting to put some kind of light in so i...
A bit of advice is needed chaps , got called to a house today to complete spoitlights that the owner had started basicly he marked out and cut the holes out where he wanted the lights and wanted me to wire up the lights he got from BBQ they are 12v 25w halogens. problem is that one of the...
Hi
My first post and i'd like to apologise in advance for the length of this post but i know how important it is to have all the information if you are going to help with a potential diagnosis.
A while back i fitted a 4 spot light gu10 bar type light and dimmer switch in my sons bedroom...
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