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Does anybody know what DIY work is permitted on installations in Denmark? I am trying to understand if there is an equivalent of the UK 'part P' regime where somethings are permitted and somethings must be performed by approved contractors. thanks for any info.

I had 12 FGLED6, all of which failed within 5 years. One was due to a failed LED chip, but the others were all due to failure of the wire connecting the PCB to the LEDs. It's straight-forward to perform a DIY repair (although it's a bit fiddly).

So not really any 'convention' then. As you say, need to follow the manufacturer's instructions. Indeed. Though alternatively, may be better to wire to the faceplate and drop the flylead if space is tight in the backbox.

The instructions (for MK dimmers at least) show the live to L1 for 1w switching (but to C for 2w switching). Would be better if the earth wire connected directly to the face plate.

Fair point, though I suspect the risk is not so high, unless he has a kitchen full of halogen down lighters...

Can you get back to how it was previously? 2 wires in the 'funny X' and one in L2? And all the lights working if the bedroom light is on at maximum brightness? Then put a pen mark on the wire in L2. Move the wire in L2 to L1 and move ONE wire in 'X' to L1 (so there are 2 wires in L1 and one...

I would guess that when you tested the bathroom light yesterday, the bedroom light was on, and it was off when you tested it this morning (or vice versa).

Ah, sorry. One of the links above linked to the K184WHI. I've just realised the PBS is very different. Apologies, Radweld

Fair enough. I assume you've also considered running from the router to another plug over powerline, then using Cat5. The original poster stated there was an appreciable drop of in performance if the adapters are not on the same circuit. I have heard of powerline adapters failing to sync if...

The big advantage of powerline is that you use existing wiring - so it seems a little perverse to be adding sockets specifically for powerline. You may have other reasons, but if you're primarily doing this to provide the Ethernet connection, running some Cat5 cable would seem an easier solution...

Thanks - to clarify I was referring to the flex being 50cm long, not a 0,5mm CSA. Point taken on 6A cable.

I'm tapping into a switched lighting circuit, so I need to connect 2 x 1.5mm TE which is on a 6A RCBO. The flex will be about 0.5m to an electronic transformer and will be whatever is suitable (6A rated if I use a connector box, possibly 3A if I can use a fused outlet - although a fuse may be a...

I want to connect some flex to some fixed cabling to power some lighting. Normally, I would use an FCU. However, the connection needs to go on top of cabinets and there is only about 50mm between the top of the cabinet and the ceiling which means there is insufficient room for a normal...

Not sure if you are still trying to find this parts, but I came across this thread when googling for the same item. Just got some from Electricpoint.com.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass#Behavior_of_antique_glass

From that, I think it's likely it's not the same cable. Before hacking the ceiling, I would repeat this measurement, then see if there is continuity between the 'disconnected' earth wire in the cable and a known good earth. I suspect there will be.

Indeed - there are no doubt some clear advantages - and disadvantages - to the lights BAS advocates. But where he is plain wrong is to rely on some sort of Papal infallibility in defining which lighting is acceptable, when clearly multiple solutions are possible, and each will have advantages...

Precisely!

Well that's engineeringly offensive, apparently. Well, in principle you could but it's probably digressing too much when your CISC vs RISC comment is actually a bit better: you're doing the same thing in a different way, each has advantages and disadvantages. I have no idea why the same logic...

Well there is - A PC could be designed to have exactly the same performance (probably better is most respects) with vastly fewer transistors - but it would cost more and take longer to develop. Transistors cost virtually nothing, so the benefits outweigh the diadvantages. Which is better: a...