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    what did I do wrong....

    Hello people. Sorry for delay, have been decorating all day... Just wanted to say a big thanks for the help last night, I checked the swirch and there was a tiny bit of insulation breaking the connection on the neutral wire... All sorted and thank you all. xx
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    what have I done?

    please could one of you call me tomorrow??? I realy need to sort this out... Being without water is one thing (that's turned off because I have no kitchen or bathroom - but do have pipe stoppers - and the old boy of 91 next door (bless him) offered to put some water in my kettle but without...
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    what have I done?

    ^twisted^
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    what have I done?

    I am sooooo gr8ful to every one of you who have responded... THank you sooooo much. I will check the wires tomorrow when I go to the house. I know I made certain that there was no insulation plastic obstructing the wires, but perhaps I have not ensured that the wires were "teisted"...
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    what have I done?

    Thank you Richard 1 - how do I send my number via PM?
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    what have I done?

    Hi John1 I have cut back to the original cables in the back box the prev owner had used crimping "bits" then extended the cable
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    what have I done?

    what do you mean by damage in the insulation? when my dad was alive he was an electronics engineer and a 100% jack at all trades too - us girls learned as much as we could but I forgot to pay complete atention - hence this situation :-( anyway, I cut the cable with pliars and then used...
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    what have I done?

    thank you both so much for coming to my rescue... I am really out of my depth here. wish my dad was stil about, he would have sorted it in an instant ...I am going to the house tomorrow morning, is there any way that someone could call me to talk me through this, I obviously don't want to post...
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    what have I done?

    ^wire
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    what have I done?

    ok, I will look at it again.. I am not living in the property but there in the morning.. I have turned the mains off for safety. Could I have pinched the wore by tightening up the screw too tightly? my dad always taught me to tighten fully the half turn back.
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    what have I done?

    Hi and thanks for fast response.... I did try that, it seems to like being in the middle position - not up - not down.
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    what have I done?

    Hello people... I have owned my house for 2 weeks and have made massive progress - however today was the day the wardbobe fitment was oinked out and the previous owner had blank faced the original double plug socket on the wall which was in a wardrobe and clipped extension cable from the...
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