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New light fitting?

I am attempting to fit a new light fitting, expecting it to be straight forward. But the light either remains... [Read more]

hall light switch replaced not working?

Hi all I changed all the light switches and plug sockets in the house all were working fine and I was all c... [Read more]

ceiling rose?

From the ceiling I have 2 x 3 wire cables ie red/black/earth and 1 single wire. How do I connect to a light fi... [Read more]

bathroom light and switch?

I have bought a new light fitting and tried to fit it, it has 3 terminals marked on the light fitting, live ea... [Read more]

Chord pull light, wiring?

I am replacing the chord pull in our bathroom. The old ugly square fitting is being replaced with a new round ... [Read more]

How to correcty wire my ceiling light (Ikea)?

I have a new ceiling light from IKea that I'm trying to fit. The wire coming from my ceiling are 2 x red, 1 x ... [Read more]

problems fitting a bathroom light?

Hi, i'm Trying to fit an IKEA bathroom light and my house has the old wiring colours of red & black where as t... [Read more]

dimmer switch?

i want to replace a light switch with a dimmer switch but the wiring is not usual.In the switch there are thre... [Read more]

3 gang 2-way light switch?

I am refitting a 2 gang 2-way switch with a 3 gang 3-way light switch. I have 3 cores, 2 with brown and earth ... [Read more]

how to wire a new ceiling light?

i have 2 sets of wires coming from the ceiling they are both 1 red, 1 black and 1 bare.where do they go? the n... [Read more]

spotlight?

2 way switch spot light i av 3 red 3 black and 3 earth wires

which wire goes where on two way switched light?

I am replacing a light fitting in the sitting room which has two way switching. I have, at the ceiling, 3 red... [Read more]

Replacing a bayonet type light fitting?

Hi, similar problem. I am replacing a light fitting. The old one had 2 black wires in one hole, and 1 red wi... [Read more]

we are trying fit a new light fiting in ther kitchen?

it is affecting the smoke alarm and the lights in the hall. There are 3 black wires comingout of the circuit a... [Read more]

Changing old light with a spotlight fixing?

We have changed the light fixing and the light is not switching off from the light switch. The wires are 2 bla... [Read more]

how to wire up a light fitting from scratch?

its on a ring main, and just a normal switch but i cant make anything work. there are 4 black, 4 red and 2 ... [Read more]

How to I wire my celing light?

Have remove an old light fitting and did not note the connections..... I have 2 red wires and 2 black wires... [Read more]

how do i wire a pull switch light in bAthroom?

i want to wire a pull swith light but when removing the old one there are two red wire and no black or earth w... [Read more]

How so i install a triple dimmer switch?

I would like to replace the triple dimmer switch in my living room. It controls 3 wall lights and one ceiling... [Read more]

wiring a two way hall switch?

Two wall switch circuit involving downstairs and upsatirs lights in hallway. Attempting to fit a new downst... [Read more]