Recent content by stevie2525

Can anyone help? I have a standard porch light wired to a switch in the hallway. I would like to change the porch light to some nice flush downlights. Basic requirement, but not sure if possible: 1. Replace current light with 2 downlights and PIR 2. Add an extra 2 downlights that are...

Thanks for the response Steve. My only concern with using the switched outdoor socket was the fact that I will need to be opening and closing this alot in the summer, when the decking lights will be used alot. Is this likely to wear the seal at all or are these types of housings designed to be...

Hi I have bought an outdoor electrical enclosure which holds a standard 4 gang extension lead to power things such as decking lights, xmas lights and any electric garden tools. I would like to control power via an external waterproof switch instead of unplugging individual plugs within the...

OK, had a busy weekend so didn't get a chance to go up in the loft, but also everything appears to be working now. I don't know if I'm going mad and its definitely a possibility but from around saturday morning the extractor fan now comes on everytime the pull switch is activated. I haven't...

Hi All Thanks for replies so far. I'll get up in the loft in the morning and take a look at the connections up there, but to be honest nobody has been in the loft so nothing should have changed. All that happened was the pull switch turned off and then wouldn't turn on again. I've just...

Hi I have just had to replace my bathroom pull switch after the last one broke. The switch controls 3 spotlights and an extractor fan. Before the switch broke it would turn on the fan and lights at the same time and then turn them both off when pulled again. Since replacing the switch the...