Recent content by clarkwgriswold

Thanks for your input, would have been useful if I hadn't already fixed the problem thanks to the help of a couple of kind forum members. Internet forums, a place for the **** in all of us to surface :roll:

Yes I pulled the fuse ... I had to go in work. I didn't blow myself up.

It comes on full brightness, can't be dimmed. It's a hideous gold plated one that was going to get changed anyway, so this'll spur me on to change it! Glad it's not a major problem, thanks ever so much for your help. andy

OK done that, everything's ok (don't worry about being too detailed - I need all the help I can get :-) ), apart from one problem. We have a couple of dimmers in the house, they all work except the one in the living room which is directly beneath the bedroom where I went through the cable...

Just taken the floorboard up, theres a small hole in the cable where the nail went in. It didn't go right through, and there's no sign of scorching. Should I still cut the cable and fit this junction box?

The only reason I was considering leaving it is if I do lift the floorboard up, what if I cause further damage to the cable? Just hammering a nail through it damaged it once, I don't want to make it any worse. Just been to B&Q and got the bits, put the fuse in and everything's back on.

Sounds like a good idea, I'll pick one up. What if I don't fit a junction box - what kind of problems might I encounter?

OK I'll take a look. First stop B&Q, replace the fuse then lift the floorboard to check the damage ... all before the carpet fitters come. Thank you for your help dingbat, andy

It's funny you should mention carpet - I'm having a new carpet fitted tomorrow, hence my need to fix the creaky floorboard! So if I remove the floorboard in the morning, what am I looking for to indicate the cable is knackered? Exposed copper?

Thanks for reply ... yes the house is a terrace built in the 30s, not sure when it was rewired I've not long moved in. What'll happen when I change the fuse in the morning? Is there a chance of a fire?

Hi guys, I have a question: I was just securing a loose floorboard down with a nail and all the lights went off. Pulled the nail out, checked the fusebox and it looks like the fuse has blown (although I can't be 100% sure) so my question is this: Can I simply buy a new fuse in the morning...