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ok i think i follow, once i've found the switched live and L1 as i have two black two red, can i then terminate the other two in a terminal block? to make sure i have this right, i wire the switched live and L1 into seperate terminals then i can wire the first live with L1 and the N with...

not in a junction box, all daisy chained, i have the two red in L, and the two blacks in N, from there i chain another wire to the next light. have i wired up the switched live wrongly?

just wired four downlights in a daisy chain system. after finising off the wiring turned the power back on and the lights were on, without the switch being on. turned them off and the breaker in the cu flipped. i have two red, two black wires. i tried using just the two and putting...

dont worry i did think of that too :D thanks for the info

yes 13a socket, i was just worried about filling it as if i were to do this the filler would sit on top of the socket where the wiring is. i'll give it a try, obviously isolating the socket first :D

just where the plasterboard and plaster came away while i was removing some overskim the plasterers had left

what is the best way to fix this hole? cheers[/img]

ok ta, any advice on how to do it properly, i/e crimp them down right?

could u show me on screwfix or something please so i know which to get nice one

is it safe to extend exsisting wires i have for a socket as they are too short and will not allow me to fit the new double socket into place. if so what can i use that will sit behind the box as its a 35mm flush backbox i've used and i doubt there will be much room behind, thanks

im also doing this, i stupidly didnt put the drill on hammer action and when it came to fitting the brackets the holes were far too big so now im left with holes i'll have to fill :oops: would you recommend plaster board rauw plugs for hollow walls, as mine arent that good a shape and no...

i have one of those already, i've never had a use for it till now, so basically your telling me to use it on the CU and see if anything is still kicking? thanks for the replies guys your helping me along nicely

when i say storage heater i think perhaps i've mislead you, it was a basic electric heater me being a dimwit just called it a storage heater. i found it out that i'd isolated what i could before turning the power off completly but nothing seemed to turn it off until that point...

i see, where do i look to find the timer for it? will it be on or near the CU? if so can i just take it out and be done with it then do something with the wires? if not i'll have to get me sparky mate on the case because im a bit mortified incase i've done something wrong cheers

it had a fused switch box, took the fuse out then turned main power off, took it out. i cant get my head around what circuit it comes from as i'm sure i tried them one by one and it remained on. nope nothing else has gone astray in the house as yet

to be honest i just isolated all power and removed the entire unit thinking that would be the end of that once i insulated the wires but now you have given me doubt in my mind that what i did was safe. how can i test the feeds to see if the brown is also a live, recommend a good tester...

I've just removed an old storage heater which was protected by a fused box (junction box is this?) i tried to isolate by turning off sockets but it remained on, why would this happen, (i turned the cu off alltogether and took it out that way, but just interested what it was running from...

cheers buddy that helps a lot, i'll have a good bash at it this weekend. sorry to be a pest but the lights i've purchased are the type with a black cap with terminals inside for the live and neutrel feeds, which type of wire should i purchase will 1.5 twin and earth suffice? many thanks...

i believe the MCB to be a 10amp breaker off the top of my head. there are 3 lightbulbs upstairs, 3 downstairs i've been lead to believe lighting circuits will have 1200w max, is this right? thanks for your response i look forward to more info thanks

Hi apologies if this has been posted elsewhere previously (did a search no results) Im a novice DIY'er and i've recently purchased 9 240v 50w (max) downlights im just wondering that being 450w if i installed the max rated bulbs, would the exsisting main be able to handle this load? also...