Recent content by wicketless

Why not consider a gas boiler and or gas cooker. This may be cheaper in the long run, and gives you 2 extra circuits. Or another option is to convert the radial circuit to a ring main, and use it just for the kitchen (assuming it is extra sockets in the kitchen you are after). You'd obviosly...

Cheers for that quick response but, would the dimmers cope with 250watts per bank? as I'm thinking of installing 10 instead of 8. Also there were 2 switch plates, as the bathroom was originally toilet&bathroom with separate switches, I was hoping to run both switch cables to a single 2gang...

Plse help, I'm looking to convert 2 bathroom lights into 8 x 50watt lv downlighters, (2 rows of 4 lights) being controlled by a 2g 2w dimmer. As I understand it, I need a 400w dimmer switch, so will it be ok to purchase item no 93514 (2g 2w dimmer 2X40-250w) from screwfix at £7.99, or would I...

Can anyone please assist? Have taken a closer look at the living room light wiring, and from the bedroom floorboards it goes like this: 1 cable 2+e (mains1?) coming to/from dining room 1 cable 2+e (mains2?) coming to/from downsrairs hallway 1 cable 2+e (switch?) coming to/from living room...

Breezer, What you've suggested does make perfect sense, and explains the 4th (switch live) cable. But in this set up, would you expect to see only 2 reds at the switch plate? The switch plate has 2 reds (with 3 skins) and 1 black. Il78 suggested the staircase plate (2reds 3 skins and 2...

Breezer, Would the twin red from the switch mean an extra red at the rose. I'll double check the set up, but from memory there are: 3 grey cables in the floor void above the light switch 1 addition black cable encased in grey. From the cables there are: 3 x red connected to a terminal...

Cheers Ian, have done what you suggested, turned the downstairs lights on, and the switch works (although its not been tested upstairs yet...) On a closer inspection of the living room switch however, have found there are also two cables in the wall mount. Both have red wires going to a...

Thanx very much for the advice, i feel sure you are correct because: one of the red wires has been stripped twice, once at the end, and once in the middle, possibly to make a connection from com to com. Do you think I should cut this wire in half, use the split half to bridge from com to com...

Hi there, Have just moved into new property and found 1)no switches in living room light or downstairs hallway light 2)no ceiling rose for downstairs hallway light Have connected 1 switch to living room (has red/black and earth) The hallway however has 2 cables (2 black, 2 red and 2...