Recent content by Comeonyouluckies

All sorted thanks, just waiting for new locking mechanism to arrive, and will attempt to put that in.

Thanks for that

I have a small window which is a top opener. It has a middle lever beneath the handle and a sliding bolt either side. One of the sliding bolts has seized in the locked position, and I can’t get to it to undo any screws or even spray it. From the outside I can just manage to get a screwdriver in...

Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply. All comments have been taken onboard. As a keen DIY, electrics have never beaten me,because, prior to the loft extension, I did DIY. The loft ext. was done and I did'nt know what cable went where. I always isolate even to change a lamp, I won't say...

Many thanks to all out there. Just to go over again. 2 adjoining rooms in a loft extension both had a dimmer switch and 4 spot lights in each room. All was wired in by same electrician. What I am asking is why is there only 1 permenent live out of 3 browns which I believe to be normal, but in...

Thanks to dinopower. Not sure exactly what you mean. Number 1 room has 1 live brown out of 3 and number 2 room has no lives out of 3. How do I get a permenent live to number 2 room. No alterations have been made, so I am baffled to why there is no live to number 2 room.

I have 2 dimmer switches in 2 seperate rooms. Dont know why, but all of a sudden lights would not work. The dimmer switches operate 4 spotlights each. The cables at the dimmer switch are as follows. 3 cables with 3 earths into one plastic terminal block, 3 neutrals into one plastic block,and...