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just on tap (the existing one). want to be able to link hot and cold supplies within the house to the tap. not constantly though. would like cold to be default (for the grass and plants etc.) but to have the option to flick a switch or turn a knob/tap to allow for warm to go through as well...

I currently have an outside tap in the back garden that is connected to the cold water supply. I would like to be able to wash the car (and the dogs) with warmer water. Is it easy/possible to connect the supply to both the hot water and the cold water? What would I need to do and buy? Any...

and your point? it means they often DO agree with dimmers as well, so it didn't really take me much further with my query. but thanks anyway

the lamps in the fitting are 12v. the dimmer is a three gang type supporting three separate lights. the other two work properly. they each take halogen 40w bulbs (4 in each lamp). having paid an electrician already to fit the dimmer I'm loathe to start taking apart the dimmer and swapping...

obviously i read it, but that doesn't mean i understood it.

i bought it from B and Q first and the got the electrician to fit the dimmer. the two other light fittings dim perfectly, but am surprised with this other one because the dimmer (250w) should accommodate the light fitting. would it help to remove some of the bulbs? i'm just concerned that...

they are normal halogen bulbs (G4 Type), 5W and 10W, not energy saving bulbs. This is the light fitting...

I have a ceiling light (chandelier) that has 12 lamps. It is recommended that each is 10w. Thus 120w. However, my recently-purchased and electrican-fitted dimmer is causing problems. The lights hum/flicker when dimmed to the extent that i have to have them on full power. Which defeats the...

That's my new struggle. Installation! The old switch puzzles me. It has 3 switches, one controlling each light. There are a mass of wires. The only ones going into the switch are brown ones. Three go in to the bottom, and the tops are connected by brown wires that loop between the...

It sounds, then, that the dimmer I've bought is suitable if each gang can support up to 250w. The Diner is 120w max, and the two separately contolled lounge lamps are 160w each. Thanks guys, now just got to go about installing it.

Some help needed desperately. I have a room in the house that serves as a lounge-diner. There are two lights in the lounge and one in the diner area. The lights are powered by one socket point in the room. There is no other socket that controls them. The lounge lights each take 4*40w...