Recent content by estgeorge

No worries, i did say: I meant i'll get him to fix the new, safe one (or that i would have been ok fitting the new safe one, had i kept a note of which wire was which! But your spot on, safety first. I'll call the electrician after my shopping trip tomorrow! Thanks again, in future...

Good point, i think definitely a job for an electrician, i'll go for safe rather than sorry. Thanks again George

hadn't thought of a stirrer... hehe This is great gents, thanks very much, i'll return it tomorrow and buy a safe one. There definitely weren't any Earth Cables. Had i kept a note of which cable was which, i would have been ok, but as i didn't, I may just play it safe and ask one of my...

That made me laugh, you're right! This is the light, there is no mention of a class: http://www.clasohlson.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?id=165083164 Thanks for all the help! George

It's strange you say that, it came with a pack of screwdrivers and as soon as i looked at it, i thought, "i don't think so" so i have only ever used it as a normal small screwdriver.

There is no earth wire from the ceiling, but the new fitting has an earth wire attached to the metal bracket that screws into the ceiling, looking at the instructions, you attach this to the earth socket in the new light fitting.

That's excellent, thanks for the quick reply. No, i didn't note it down, foolish i know. I only have one of the voltage testing screwdrivers, but i can go and get a multimeter tomorrow. Thanks very much for the reply and the link, much appreciated. Note to self, read up on stuff, before doing...

Hi I live in an old council house, which has the single bulb hanging from a small ceiling fitting. My Brother has bought a new ceiling 3 spot fitting. I have had a look at fitting it, but when i remove the old one, there are 3 red and 3 black wires coming from the ceiling. In the old...