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many thanks. My first step would be to replace the existing light fitting with a junction box and then extend from there similar to what you have provided in the sketch.

three pir aand three lights each on to a pir

I think I may just install PIR. I have read a few threads on here and it seems that continous light is actually helpful to burglars. Do you have any suggestion in terms of a good value for money PIR setup? Thanks

Thanks I am in England. I also would like your opinion on dawn to dusk bulbs, are they effective? I read somewhere that they may come on if the weather is cloudy.

Hello, Currently I have an outdoor light linked to a double switch in the utility room. One switch operates said outdoor light whilst the other operates the utility room light. I would like to swap the double switch with two single switches so that one can operate the outside light with a...

will proceed with d chain. Is it acceptable to have five bulkhead lights on the same cable? I linked the light fittings in my first post above.

outside walls whefe the rendering is white so would need white flex if possible.

no particular reason. just want something bright enough for security.

hi i can do but doesn't that then become notifiable work as it would be a fixed install?

Hello I would like to connect three bulkhead lights to a socket in the garage. https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-led-bulkhead-matt-white-11w/601cc What would be the best cable to use for this job? I would also need a junction box to connect the three lights. regards

nothing wrong but i want to change the wc and cistern so i am trying to figure out where the inlet may be.

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Hi I have noticed that the inlet to the downstairs WC toilet cistern is a white plastic pipe which is larger than the standard 15mm copper pipe. I was wondering what dimension this plastic pipe could be and if I can buy an isolator valve ready made for it. Regards,

thanks will try this. my question is why is there one yellow cable at one switch and not at the other? wasn't yellow supposed to be the common link between the two switches?

Hi again I am having a problem sorting this out. I have tried to connect the wires in a connector block in the switch but it trips the RCD. So I am attaching pics of the layout. The first pic is the switch I want to blank out, this has to reds going into the common and a red and blue each going...

hi yiu are correct the switch overrides the dimmer

hi i currently have a two way switch system with a dimmer on one side and a normal switch on the other. the dimmer has three wires going into it and the normal switch has three, a wire goung into common and two going into l2. nothing goes inti l1 at this switch. now i would like to take out the...

hi ours has sliding doors. would you tackle this differently? obviously the doors would need cutting too.

Hi what do you mean for straight edge? Is it just a piece of wood clamped to the panel or is it a specific tool? Thanks

hello we have an ikea pax wardrobe which is too tall for thec ceiling. I am thinking it may be worth trying to cut a couple of inches off the doors and carcass. Is a circular saw the best tool for the job? many thanks.