Recent content by gwilym

The wires are well taped independantly and then an overall tape. They are not 'loose wires hanging down' as you sugested.

Hi Andrew, I,m not daft enough to leave wires hanging anywhere they are well insulated and compleatly safe.

Thanks for your help everybody. I,m not sure what a multimeter is I dont want to spend a lot on equipment because I rarely mess with electrics. There is a screwdriver you can buy that lights up when you touch a live wire. How would it be if I exposed the wires turn on the power and find out...

Well the thing is I took out the old pull-switch months ago and have just got round to buing a new one. I thought putting it back would be easy, I cant really swear to it but I think there were four terminals on the old switch. The other switch is a double for the bedroom as well all the wires...

Hi, no there is no third switch, it,s simply one at the foot of the stairs and one up in the attic. As I said it,s worked fine for about 15years, it just broke. I should have noted the wireing before removing the old switch.

Being totaly stupid I threw away the old one before I bought the new one. What I find odd is that all the wires are red. I dident know they made them like that. I have no idea what the setup is.

My problem is with a light switch in the attic. It,s two way you can turn it on at the bottom of the stairs and a pull switch in the attic you can turn it on and off. It's worked fine for years, then the pull switch broke. I took out the old pull switch and went and bought a new one. The new...