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just taken out a load of federal breakers , 6a 10a 16a 30a, and also 30a rcbo,s ...........anyone interested post replies. thanks

just for future reference :D make a note of which goes where . that includes lights and switches. also make sure you have decent connector blocks and get a good connection. i had to go back to one recently where a neutral had broken off, it was wired in 1mm though. :oops:

are you sure that you have cables in correctly, and it would probably be worthwhile testing for continuity as sometimes cables may have been pinched thats why whatever you do lights will not work because of an open circuit.........................could you take another photo plz of upstairs and...

uptairs pendant just looks like a normal 3 plate method, used for a 1 way switched circuit. UPSTAIRS SHOULD BE A 2WAY 1 GANG SWITCH SHOULDNT IT............SO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS TAKEN THE COMMON AND L1 AND PUT IT IN TO A 2G2W SWITCH UPSTAIRS, WHEN THEY SHOULD OF PUT THESE TOGETHER WITH L1 AND...

interconnect them using 3 core and earth , hard wired thats the easiest and quickest.

15 secs to trip out as well....................... lucky devil mine takes 15 days

if you want dichroics in your kitchen anddont want 50w lamps in, why not install 20w low voltage lighting ......... say about 6, 2 lines of 3 and that only works out at 120w and they can still be dimmable and you spread the light out............and yes flourescents are cr*p especially in...

sounds like 2 plate . there will be 1 phase, usually 1 or 2 neutrals and usually 1 or 2 earths .............so have a good look for the neutrals as they should be their. unless you have 1 phase and 2 neutrals but no earths................ MY ADVICE, GET A SPARX

do you know how to do amedment 3 ? oh sorry your just earthing a light switch !!!!!!!!! and they wonder who the cowboys are......... ARGH

very true, we would have known the correct cable but diy sparks dont. mmmmmmm................................... long shot but did he clip phone cable along side alarm cable and pin or staple went through both cables ????? know its a long shot but dont deal wit many alarms they are a pain in...

might be a long shot but try unplugging any items in kitchen such as , washer,dishwasher,sometimes these cause problems as components burn out and create an earth leak which would trip your rcd out. also kettles,irons and cookers trip the rcd out as well. if rcd doesnt reset then your...

mmmm better not answer the phone then............. closed circuit when phone was on receiver and open circuit when he picked it up ..............lol think i done that as a foreigner.....( was in a rush ) :lol:

if its the ones i,m thinking about,then unless you hardwire them from a supply and then run them to 12v transformers you might be a bit stuck.i might be wrong but i had to take some back before for a customer because there was only about 500mm of cable for each point pre-wired.think it was a...

my plumber wants me to wire a volt free stat to the new combi boiler he has fitted, there is a connector block 230v intake and another connector block with external terminals on. ( stat ) a strip of cable is joined between connection 1 and connection 3 if that helps anyone. thanks for looking.

sounds like the daughter wants to get out of the cooking !! think our lights in the bedroom might be flourescents, my wifes always got a headache........................