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I tried unplugging all the lights and then reinstating one at a time and they all work now. The uplighters in the kitchen are still flashing/not working but it seems unlikely the two are connected? would they be on the same circuit? Also why did the 5v lamp circuit not trip the trip switch?

Spill something on what? the plugs are 2 foot up the wall or do you mean the lights? sorry to be a bit dim.

no - i meant to delete the second post, still having the problem.

sorry - trying to delete this but can't!

hi i live in a new build house with the usual lighting circuit plus what i call a "lamp circuit" which takes the small 3 pin plugs and allows lamps in a room to be switched on/off by a switch on entry to the room. All has been well for the 7 years we have lived here. After a weekend away...

i deliberately bought a sensor that stays lit for up to 40 mins - more than enough for my other half to do his business and read private eye! have led lights now so 40 mins is not a problem. the old pull cord made quite a noise and wakes me up in the night!

Thanks - sounds easy! i have a junction box which is wired to the old switch and onto the lights plus it feeds other lights. a mass 2 core cables with earth. no other 3 core + earth so does this mean its not possible? i am unsure what to connect a new 3 core + earth cable from the switch to?

i have bought a surface mounted motion sensor to replace my pull cord switch in the cloakroom (not bathroom). problem is with the wiring. I removed the old pull cord switch and it has one 3 core cable (red, brown, earth) connected to it. looking at the pir wiring instructions, i need...

it was 2005 so before the energy surveys etc. No building control problems that i know of - should there have been then?

I have the problem that i cannot access the hidden transformer(s) as behind wall units somewhere and i don't have time or energy to remove my 5 wall units to locate and replace them! I have read that the problem of LED requiring constant voltage can be got around by keeping one halogen bulb...

Recomended for use with constant voltage LED driver. Is this compatible with the 12v Halogen transformers installed? If not then i will stick to halogen but still need to know how to connect the wires. thanks

hi i have 5 recessed kitchen down lights wired to a transformer behind all the wall units. they have been faulty for a while and i want to replace the G4 halogen with G4 LED bulbs. I have bought 5 new down lights, which have been delivered with two very short cables (was promised 1 metre...

i have a 2.5 yr old AEG favorit dishwasher that has an intermittant fault. It goes right through the wash cycle without heating. does heat one in 5 or so. any ideas?

did this get resolved? I have a similar model and last summer we had the following problem: started not washing very well for a few weeks, then stops heating and drying. no error code. The repairers came around 4 times over two months replacing this that and the other. aThey started with...