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Light fittings to remain, I just bought all new bulbs as a few had gone and I wanted to have consistent light colour. I was just planning on replacing the two switches with dimmers.

Hi, So I have moved into a new home and the above were already fitted. In one room, there are seven wall lights, all the same as shown above. Five are on one circuit with a basic on/off switch, two on another with a basic on/off switch. The lights are so bright for one room so I figured I...

Good to know. These are the old bulbs though. These are all coming off.

Seven of these...

Five lights on one circuit, two on another. Definitely not prepared to reconfigure. I thought I was just going to pop the old switch off, new one on.

Am I bound by how they have been wired here or is there a better way I can set them up?

80w R7S linear halogen bulbs * 7

So which one is the earth?

Yes - that works when the loose wire is connected to the "bit of plastic" :). So I take it it's a straight swap, L1 > L1, L2 > L2? What about the COM wire? Where does that go to on the new?

Hi, I am in the process of replacing some standard light switches to dimmers but I'm confused by the wiring underneath the switch. One wire seems to be loose (circles in purple), one wire is attached to a bit of plastic and the L1 seems to have three wires going into it. What do I need to do...

Hi, I have just moved into a new home and have an issue with an alarm. It reads "CHECK Mains Flt". I know the code but don't know what the issue is. There is no issue with the mains/fuse. Can anyone advise? Thanks