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thanks. yes meant i would get a DC1 connector and then two 45 (or 135degree bends). tried to sketch this one out - hopefully makes sense. also, i wondered if I could use underground soil pipe for the bends as its almost half the price of the soil pipe...

oops typo. Thank you. I will give this a go this weekend.

sorry to be dumb but just to confirm, I simply remove the extra earth wire and connect as per previous (old L1>new L2 and old C>new L1). connect the random loose black wire to an empty connector block. as per this new dioagram?

Sorry, yes, there was previously a different ceiling light which has never worked since we recently moved in. I fitted a new one to see of the light was the problem but also we didn't actually like it.

Im happy to do a trial and error but silly question, as long as switch the power off at the mains everytime I do the works, will testing different wires in different terminals do any further damage?

ahhh I wish I had. But for very specific reasons, it was a nightmare to fit it and of course unscrew it. I can confirm there were 3 wires connecting to the light - green (assume earth) and a neutral (think it was blue) and live (think it was brown).

the ceiling light has never worked sine we moved in (recently). I opened the switch plate and my brain started to hurt so puit it back and went online for help! not sure if this makes a difference, but this is in the conservatory.

thank you all for the help. Some more info: there are two wall lights (both operated by one switch (left one in the first photo - right one in my diagram)). This is the one that works fine. the other is a ceiling light which is operated by the other switch - this is the one that doesnt work...

is there a chance that the ceiling light doesnt work is because that loose black wire was not connected?

hi all, I've tried googling this but cant seem to find all the info I need. Im trying to replace an existing 2 gang dimmer switch with a new one I bought. I cant wrap my head to why the existing connections are like this and how to rewire the new one. All i know is that I can remove the...