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Thanks both for the information, appreciated.

Hi, I was helping out at the local church doing a bit of relamping when I noticed this green unit, and was just curious as to what it was. There are atleast 2 bulkheads outside(2 x 8watt) that seem to be controlled by this unit, they both have photocells in them, these photocells seem to be...

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merry xmas :D

You could install a Pull cord fan. Just leave it off at the switch when not in use and use the pull cord to operate the shutters when suits.

Are you sure the neutral is connected on the correct side (RCD side) of the consumer unit?

Most likely this, try unloosening the fixings slightly, you may have warped the mould of the fan, mis shaping it slightly.

I may be wrong but when it says "switch start" does this not mean a standard starter & ballast type fitting? Hopefully someone will be along to confirm.

Used to be a cloakroom/cupboard which was knocked down to make a bigger bathroom. Any ideas on what a suitable remedy would be?

Hi, tonight I went to put up a couple of light fittings up for a friend of a friend in a new (to them) flat. Went to isolate the lights and told the fusebox was in the bathroom! They said the home report they got stated electrics were fine. As you can see the fusebox is right above the...

Portakabin use this in all their buildings, I may be wrong but I think it gets made for them as I've never saw it anywhere else and it comes in unbranded packaging. The divider is made by Marshall Tufflex but I think thats a universal fitting and the trunkin is not theirs ( couldn't see it...

As above, they have their uses but a multimeter/testlamps is your best bet. FWIW I've got this one from maplin which is quite good. http://www.maplin.co.uk/non-contact-ac-voltage-detector-45560

metal and plasterboard boxes will work just the same. Just ensure they are the deeper ones, 35mm ( i think).

http://www.screwfix.com/p/avi-cabinet-striplight-300mm-12-x-0-05w-leds-white-pack-of-4/98704 Similar but half the price:- http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00119419/

Are LED strips any use, the need plugged in though.

Red from your switch joins to red from your mains, in connector block. Black from your switch goes to brown of your light - mark the black with red or brown sleeving, tape will do if you have it. The black from your mains ( Neutral) goes to the blue of your light. Connect all earths...

Its good practice to earth the backbox but if one of the screw lugs is fixed ( normally atleast one is loose to allow for levelling the socket) then its not critical.

Yes, ensure the power is off though :lol: Take pictures of the connections and mark the cables. The problem you may have is thats a double box and standard 2 gang switches only use a 1 gang box. You may have to buy a 3 gang grid light switch and blank one of the holes off.

This isn't exactly what your after but if you could self tap it into your existing box, you may have some luck. Or maybe long M3.5 screws could go through into existing box. Not sure if its deep enough. http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MKK2134.html

The volt pens aren't great for testing for live. Chances are its not live and its just picking up static/magnetic field. To be sure you should invest in a multimeter or test lamps.