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At either end of the house, in the brickwork at the top of the walls. Can just see slits of light here and there, and remains of an old birds nest. Basically i just want to go round and fill all the holes i can see. But me pa is telling me not to do this as you need some for ventilation :roll:

Hi, First post in this section. Ive recently been installing a light in my loft. Ive noticed some small holes to the outside world , which i believe the local squirrel may have got in :? Am i okay to fill all the holes i see with something like expanding foam? Or do i need a certain...

Yeh cheers, will do :D If I decide to go with the switch rather than pull cord, can i just choc the earth wire as its a plastic switch box?

I want to install a loft light. I was up at the weekend scoping the job out. I currently have a junction box in the loft that the previous occupant had installed. This appears to tap into the existing circuit (landing light). This JB then has a feed to a switched FCU which controls the...

Yes , thanks , will do. We got there in the end :D

Just connected the light switch up, red to L black to L1, and when switched the blue gets a voltage down it.

The one with the blue is actaully connected to a little bit of blue wire via a connector block. If like you say its actually switched live , i will remove the blue and put some red tape over. As for where it was connected I cant quite remember (chucked light fitting away) the wires are just...

Thanks for all your help. Im going to buy a ceiling rose kit and put it back to a pendant light. Ceiling Rose -------------- All reds together (loop), the one with blue to the switched live, the 2 blacks to neutral and all earths together. Pendant Flex -------------- Then the...

Ive thrown the fitting away :oops: at the time i thought oh its usual red/black/earth and switched. Yes i used the stupid screwdriver :oops: :lol: Like you say, sounds like a standard set-up, but now i need to find which one is switched live (not the one with blue attached, i assume...

Aaah, im getting you. I currently dont have a light fitting attached just the wires hanging down. And the light switch in the room hasnt been connected up yet either. With respect to working on a live circuit, i was aware of this, i just wanted to see which wires were live . Don't worry i do...

None of the blacks are marked except for one which is connected to connector block with blue wire the other side (to signify this is a neutral by the looks of it). I was testing each black individually to see if they were live, one is live the others dont seem to be (bearing in mind i havnt...

No nothing else in the room. I noticed that the landing light and the next bedroom along lights would not switch on if i didnt connect the two blacks together? EDIT - Just tested the 2 blacks that are connected , one is live the other is not??

Just been for a second look and have the following :- 3 flex's coming out. 1 with a red ,black and earth 1 with a red, black thats seems live and earth 1 with a red, black (with blue attached via connector block) and earth All the reds connected together in a connector block. The black...

Hi, Im currently doing the nursery and have removed the flush light fitting that was fitted ,leaving 1 red, 1 switched live black, 1 neutral and earth hanging. I want to fit a nice pendant light. Am I okay to connect these wires to a ceiling rose fitting then buying a pendant lead and fitting...

Hi, I have bought some of these :- http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9822911/Trail/searchtext>TIMER.htm I was wondering if there would be any problem plugging them into an extension lead rather than a socket outlet ? Im currently using one to switch on/off my xmas tree...

Sorry not a plumber. But any thing that I can check would be good. Im an aerospace engineer (elctrical) so do know a bit about DIY e.t.c.

Yes I can set the heating to come on at different times. Water can be set independantly of the CH. There is a thermostat in the lounge which controls the temperature. Sorry if im being a bit sketchy, im at work and cant remember everything, only lived here a few months now.

Its a british gas wall panel, controls CH and HW, timed, off, once and on. They are not electric storage radiators. Not used CH for a while now. Im wondering if something is stuck on?

Hi, I switched my radiators to "off" on the wall panel last night. However the radiators have been on all night ? We have most of the rooms rads switched off around the house. Last night i turned two back on, (one in bathroom and one in a bedroom). Any ideas ?. Thanks, CW.