Recent content by BrokenHandle

Thanks for the reply. I got frustrated that things weren't working even though I was convinced I had it wired right, so went through connections one by one. Very unprofessional I know. The end result is that lights work in the kitchen as they did before, connections in the junction box were...

I posted something last night regarding a junction box I replaced without noting the wiring. I've been out and bought a mains test screwdriver and can now state categorically which wires are live and which are not. Have as follows - 3 cables which I will call 1, 2 & 3. 1, must be coming...

I have been replacing the low voltage lights that were in my house with the ones that do not require a transformer. Reason being that the transformer ones often flickered and in certain instances went out. I changed several succesfully a year or so ago and came to do the last four yesterday...