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not that i could see, but i will go an check as its at her house

hi there guys and gals :D i need some advice ive just bought an extractor fan to replace the old one in my mother inlaws house and on closer inspection its a little tricker than i thort.. its and early 80's house and has 3 core red, yellow, blue cable running to the old extractor (the...

cool thanks again :D just ordered an osram energy effeicent off the inertnet to c if that works and decided to change the light fitting in the kitchen as neither of us like it anyway! probley wont be back on here for a while so sorry to jump your forum just for your expert advice and then...

all working now! :D thanks so much for your help! r u ready for my next question now? i have 2 wall lights in the living room and one of them keeps blowing? 3 bulbs in two months (the standard bulb lasted about 1 and a half months and the energy saving bout 1 week each??????? any ideas...

thanks nick, i wouldnt dream of touching anything till the fuse is off at the fuse box :shock: unfortunatly i learnt my lesson many years ago as a kid with the christmas tree lights cheers for all the other advice if i didnt have the switch already and had the old recipt i might think bout...

Its on a lighting ciruit i assume as there is no fuse nearby, so i can wire it to work! yippee does it matter to which side i fit the lives? or just one in L1 and one in the L2 below it

hi thanks for your help guys! :D just seen embossed in the black on the switch that it has INT marked on it so the other plate with the 2 diagrams must be their standard for both types of switches! what a pain i will change it asap so what are the differences between these 2

many thanks for your prompt reply on the inside of the switch it has 2 diagrams embosed in it one marked INT has arrows pointing to the 1 and 2 on both sides verticaly and diagonal arrows pointing to the 1 and 2, the other has just vertical arrows pointing to the 1 and 2 and is marked DP...

Hi there, im replacing a cracked light switch on an outside light (swich on inside) and i cant rewire it correctly! :( im not usualy too bad at this sort of thing but this has me foxed! old switch 1. 2 cables (twin & earth) drop into the socket 2. on back of switch there are 2...