Recent content by mattyninegrand

thanks, something to get my teeth into but i'll make sure i turn the main supply off first :)

As I have another light switch across the other side of the kitchen that controls the same light is it possible what I am calling the neutral wire in the switch actually a live feed for the other switch in the kitchen?

Right so i've cleared my head and now understand how the lighting circuit works, live to switch from switch to bulb out of bulb throught neutral back to main board. A continuous live loop and each live spurred off this loop and a continuous neutral loop with all neutrals connected to this loop...

Live to ground and switch live to ground

Tried another working switch on it and still nothing, the light at the other end of the sitting room has two red wires and that seems to be fine as i am getting 240V and 0V and then 240v on both wires when switched on.

Ah right ok, so any ideas what could be causing the sitting room light to have 150v on both live and switch live?

The kitchen switch has 2 red and 1 black and an earth, is it possible it has a neutral because there is another switch for the kitchen light across the other side of the kitchen?

Hi A light switch in my sitting room stopped working, looked at the switch and I have two red wires and an earth, I was expecting 240v on the live and 0v on the switch live but I am getting approx 150v on both even with the switch disconnected. I traced the wire and believe its linked to the...

Ok thanks, I see that would make sense, so does the liner run up the inside of the clay pipe or would it sleeve on the outside?

Ok thanks, that makes sense but do you think much work will need doing based on what i already have i.e can i use the original clay pipe? etc etc Regards

Hi With the rising cost of fuel I've decided to install a woodburner but need some advice on what i need to do. My house is an early 70's and downstairs in the hallway is a cupboard which use to have an oil burner in it which i had removed a few years ago when I had central heating...

Hi I need to replace a couple of flooring panels in my kitchen, it is glueless click laminate flooring. I can't remove the whole floor as the flooring covers the whole downstairs - sitting room into kitch through hallway and into downstairs loo. Is there an easy way of getting a panel...

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Hi No not usually, but the wife said today for the first time it stopped just after it started even before it released the tablet so it did have a bit of water in it, but that was probably the first time ever. Regards M9G

As I mentioned it seems to stop randomly but usually have noticed it humming. Regards M9G