Recent content by Fred Quimby

Howdy Neighbour! You're not wrong; I had to sell every candle I had to buy this. I'll be putting it on Ebay in 2 years to help pay off the loan. "What goes around... is the knob on the front." That's the ad - it might need re-wording.

Fantastic, Felix! That makes sense - it was the cheapest one they had (Homebase -£8.99 - white plate, chrome finish knob) but it does do what it says, probably to the best of it's ability. I have a 'Georgian brass' one already which I believe may be of slightly better construction as it works...

Sorry ban-all, I'm not sure what you mean. There was a switch, now a dimmer, and a light in the kitchen ceiling.

Thanks Spark. That would mean that it's the dimmer itself that's 'iffy'. Can't wait for next years loan. I wish I was doing electrical engineeing now!

Thanks Real1314 - that's an interesting hypothesis; so would a 400w one give me a greater range and total control? Sounds like cod electrics to me - I think I'll give it a go. If anyone wishes to counter this before I spend the rest of my loan then sing now. cheers

Thanks foryour replies - all noted and filed under 'E' for extremely usefull. It's just a 100w bulb - nothing special. so I am exceeding the minimum. Have any of you heard of such a thing? I would love to try the 400w if I thought it would make a difference but it would mean another £9. Yes...

Hi I'm running a single light from a single 2-way dimmer switch - simple! However, the light only seems to operate (dim) over 7 of the 17 'clicks' that the switch has at it's disposal. It's rated at 250w - would a 400w switch work differently? Should I stop worrying and be thankful I'm...