Recent content by Gussie

That's interesting... I was intending doing a similiar thing. I need extra sockets in a room but my wires all disappear into concrete floor & ceiling so I've no way of knowing which is the next socket in the ring. I intended to break into the ring by removing a socket completely and...

What with being away before Xmas and then having the flu over New Year I've only just got back to the bathroom project. Thanks for the help... I tried the layout you suggest and found that the light was permanently on. From which I then reasoned out where the switch wires must go. And...

Hi, I did try that arrangement - connecting the 2 wires that currently enter N to a connection box terminal, and then connecting the other 2 wires to a seperate terminal each in the connection box. Then I connected the 2 wires from the new rocker switch to these latter terminals, but nothing...

Hi, I'm trying to replace the bathroom pull-cord light switch with a switch outside the bathroom door. (The dimensions of the room have changed & there is nowhere suitable near the door to put a pull-cord on the inside). The present switch wiring doesn't correspond to anything I've seen in...