Recent content by LondonUK

You were right Jules :) Winston, welcome to the thread :) It does seem like a lot of light but the ceilings are high over 10 feet and both rooms are 20 feet+ long and each light is the only lighting in the room. It seems really nice, not too bright and no dark spots. I'd totally agree...

I just had a qualified verified sparky fix it all for me. I had wired it up and he said I did a perfect job -- which means you guys did a perfect job of telling me. Why it was not working was a wire had been cut! By the moron posing as an electrician. I confronted him and he said he used to...

I worked it out. Silly me. One switched live was leading from the second room to the front room. That was the one I incorrectly marked the switch live. When I switched the front room light on and off, the second room wire would beep with Ohms. The second room had another wire and that was...

Thanks for your reply. I am trying to find the switched live right now. I have put in a new socket to try to get something but now I get nothing. Even though I marked the switch live, it is giving me nothing now. About 2 hours ago, I had a reading but the switch on the wall kept the reading...

Thanks for your reply. There are no red sleeves on the neutrals but with the power off, I have been using a multimeter switched to Ohms mode to test the cables. Two register 1 Ohm with no deviation when the switch is turned on and one registers a big leap when the switch is turned on. That...

Hi there, I just have a quick question regarding replacing a ceiling rose with these. I am in the UK. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9274370.htm I have a quick pic of the wiring for this light set here. Now here is the issue. We had the local sparky install...