Recent content by Amysdiy

EFL Impundence, you are amazing, lights work perfectly now. Thankyou so much Amy x

Thankyou EFL impundance I will try swapping the red and yellows over and let you know how I get on. Fingers crossed.

I was with my dad when we did this and I suggested we take a photo but he said he didn't need it! The yellow and brown is earth yes and I have screwed it at the back of the metal box. The old dimmer was working ok before so am guessing it may be the wiring on the new dimmer.

2 reds and a black on one side and 2 reds and a black on the other.

These are photos of the switch next to bed. There are 4 red wires and 2 black.

The red was swapped so have swapped it over so that now all three colours go to one of the purple boxes at the back and the other 3 colours go into the purple box next to it. The same issue is still there though.

I didnt understand the diagram no :( but will take a photo of the other socket hopefully some point this evening. Will that help?

Thanks so much for your reply and your diagram. I will have a look at the other switch by the bed. I did take it off yesterday and remember seeing black and red wires so it is different to the switch by the door.

I have changed my 2 gang dimmer switch in my bedroom for a leading edge one which is better as there is no buzzing noise. There are 2 lights in my bedroom and two 2 gang light switches. The 2 gang dimmer is next to the door on the wall and the other standard 2 gang switch is next to the bed on...

We bought a house a few years ago and the chimney breast had been removed upstairs and downstairs. The remainder of the chimney in the loft is supported by a metal support screwed into the wall underneath. The hearth in the upstairs bedroom has just been left sitting on the joists. We are...