Recent content by cityclaret

OK - I see. I'll change the fuses and see if I get any joy from the dimmers, but for now I'll enjoy having light!! The room is about 5m x 4m (6 lights) with an extra 2m x 1m corridor on entry (7th light). 5 lights would probably have sufficed but it was simpler to replace what was there than...

Many thanks for all your advice. I just tried wiring the blue and yellow wires to each of the 'fixed load' terminals of my old switch and both circuits are now working. For sanity sake, I also tried the wires in each of the 'variable load' terminals and neither circuits worked. There are...

Many thanks. I take it that the earth just connects to the MK grid blank and doesn't need to connect to the new switch? Also, could I not use the switch I have and fill in the holes either side of the new smaller grid blank? As for connections, do you mean blue and yellow go...

Hi, I have 7 downlights in my room, 4 are on one circuit, 3 on another. They are controlled by an old double dimmer switch (only switch in room). 1 light blew recently and then I replaced all 7 light fittings with new ones as I'm modernising the room. Now the set of 3 don't work off the...