Recent content by Sif

I'm a non-tradesman lurker on these forums; I dip in if / when I need to figure something out. Generally I can find what I need via search / stickies / the wiki and not bother anyone with a repeat question. Been spending a bit more time here over the last few days since I'm out of work and...

Darren, I've had a 4 way version of this in my bedroom for a month or three, and it seems to be fine - get's a bit warm to the touch, but the mfr says that's normal. The only minor drawback (probably more a problem with 4 circuits than with your two) is that you have to look at what...

If your dimmer switch cares which terminal has the load and which has the live, then I suspect the second dimmer circuit may be wired the wrong way round? Looking at your initial post, the live goes into L2 on switch 1, but into the common input on switch 2 - try swapping wires 3 and 4...

I've been supplied with some 12v halogen lights to fit under a run of wall cabinets, along with a double insulated transformer (for 240->12) and a block to allow multiple lights to be connected. 1st question: Any recommendations / regs about whether to sit the transformer on top of the...