Recent content by We_Called_Today

Absolutely fantastic - can't wait to get at it tomorrow and test the theory out...! And thank you for all your help - you helped me work it through in my mind, and at the end I think I have an understanding. Cheers!

I think I see what you are saying! My interpretation is this.... Is this how it is at the moment, do you think? If so, I mau be understanding it...

Ah...this is where it starts to fall apart, as I'm not at that house at that moment. As far as I can recall, it all looked normal to me (was looking at it yesterday) i.e. a terminal block, with the reds grouped together in one, two black into one, and one into another (apart from the...

So...swap over the black and red in the ceiling rose? Is that what you are saying...? I'm trying to draw this, and I have spaghetti... :o(

God, now I'm really confused! When you say the yellow wire with red tape on goes to the switched live, are you talking about the one which is on C2 in my diagram? And when you say the C terminal of the other switch, are you talking about the Common? Never worked since I've known it, no...

...I drew the diagram up assuming that the two yellows were the wrong way around, and have ruled that out, as the two way switch wouldn't work if it was the case that the live were connected to C2, not CCOM. i.e. if C2 were the live, then when C2 to CCOM was bridged, BCOM and ACOM would also...

Hi, I have a three gang light switch as follows... Excuse the poor diagram, please! It's a three gang switch - switch 1 operates a ceiling light, which is also switchable from the other side of the room. Switches 2 and 3 operate wall lights 2 and 3. With this set-up, the wall...

Hi there - I\\\'m looking to replace my 90cm cooker hood with a chimney hood. My current hood is not a chimney style, and is therefore vented straight through the wall. My question is, can the chimney style hoods be run straight through, or do they have to go up and through. i.e. can I use the...