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Hi there guys, We have 8 50w downlighters in our kitchen (We didnt install them, they were here when we moved!!). They are the most ridiculous thing in the world (can't see what your doing because your in the shade etc) but the worst thing about them is they blow often, a bulb a...

If this is PVC then I was under the impression it wasn't UV stable and therefore would break down in the sunlight, causing it to become brittle and lose some of its mechanical protection?

No I couldn't see them :( I'm pleased you understood holmslaw's description, happy wiring :)

You need to run an intermediate switch. It will be easier to help if when you take some pictures of the wiring behind the switches? ;) If your 2 way is wired in the 'conversion method' which I guess it might be and the upstairs is the second switch, then its a matter of replacing the...

oops i forgot the CPC (earth wire) from switch live to the other CPCs.

I recently had an incident where I had no loop in my ceiling roses. For some strange reason the person that put them in decided to use terminal block instead of the middle terminals of the ceiling rose and then just tuck them in the ceiling extending down what s/he wanted. See this diagram I...

haha yes i did! Was having a play with My Profile! Thanks for your help, will have a good read :)

oops i do live in England. I just set a random location, i never imagined it had any significance! Sorry!

Wow, thanks for a quick reply. The MDF was already in when we moved here. Its survived well enough for the last few years, but i see what you mean. In looking again I think I misjudged the gap behind which would mean my only option is putting in a surface pattress. I think for pure...

Hi there, I tried searching but couldn't find what I was looking for. I am looking to decorate our bathroom. Theres something thats confusing to me. 1. I want to install a shaver point. I want to install it into some MDF (the MDF fills a window hole where an extension has been put on) Can...

Hi guys and girls, I received a fluke t140 for christmas :) its arrived but different to what i imagined or described. The probes have very little contacts at the end. I thought they would arrive like this: But where the long metal needles are at the end of the probe there is only a stub...