Recent content by gednjoe

Oh hell..... I suppose it's time to call out a sparky. Thanks to all who tried to solve this one but I think its time to depart with that HUGE hourly fee..... Cheers

The box I have has plug in breakers and the switch for this circuit clearly has "5AMP" on it. However last night I didn't have a lot of lights on therefore something tells me I might have a different problem. I will upgrade to the higher amp trip, would it be safe to assume that it will continue...

Hey cheers for the replies, anyway the bulbs are 50w and when I installed the fittings I used 1.5 mm cable (heavy domestic) the original wiring being the usual 1mm (is this a problem?) It might be something to do with the earth because these fittings don't need earthed so my earth is "missed...

Help.... I seem to have used lots of those R50 halogen light bulbs and my lights trip when the majority of them are on. Now reading up on the cause for the tripping it could be one of 2, 1.bad earth (not breath!) 2. Overloading. I have...20.... R50 bulbs on this one circuit. Can I upgrade the...