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they are ex council radiators and the screw goes directly into the rad

Hi, I'm having trouble bleeding my radiators as the bleed screws is starting to get worn and will not turn. Any suggestions

HI, sorry i was so long. The dimmer switch didnt work cos it was a slave unit so no wonder. Haven't bought the correct one yet but don't i feel stupid ! Thanks for all your help though

You know, that's why i've never used it. Seems a bit daft to trust a bit of plastic and then to touch the exposed metal to see if there is electricity there eh !

:o haha. It's our 1st house so just getting to know what's what regarding DIY. I've pretty much changed all the other switches, lights and installed single to double sockets but this 1 threw me as not a single wire in the house is labelled and the metal circular disc worried me regarding...

Sorry, realised i've answered my own question regarding how it doesn't shock you. :D

Sorry, realised i've answered my own question regarding how it doesn't shock you. :D

How can you potentially misuse it so i don't and could i use this possibly to determine the live feed for my dimmer switch or is that what you mean by misuse ? Also, how does it work so you don't get shocked ? Is there an earth in the driver itself ?

Also whilst i have some experts on hand, i have got 1 of those screwdrivers that lights up but i lost the instructions. Do you know of a post i can look at or can you tell me ?

I'll have to wait until the morning to check as girlfriend in bed now and will go mad if i turn electric off. I will post tomorrow to let you know. Many, many thanks for your help :wink:

Yes from B and Q. I thought that was what you did and thought that was what i had done but maybe not. Just wanted to check as there are metal contact points on the front and didn't want to get a shock

I understand what your saying but i'm confused with the "dimmers with a metal front plate." As my dimmer has a metal touch device, is this classed as a "metal front plate" even though the rest of the front plate is plastic ? I'd rather check than get it wrong.

I wouldn't know what to look for.

Cool. How would i know if it has an earth connection ? It's just that with the dimmer having a metal part on the fascia i don't want to end up on the other side of the room ! Also, if i have wired it incorrectly, would i get a shock ?

if it is not earthed would it still work ? I ask as i connected the dimmer with the com in the live and the 1WAY to the wavy line and it didn't work. I then switched them round (atleast i'm sure i did) and it still didn't work.

what should i do with the black wire if anything and do i need to earth the switch as it has a metal part you touch ?

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Hi, I have a 1 way switch and i want to replace it with a one way dimmer switch which has a metal piece you touch to activate it. Inside the back there are 2 red wires (1 connected to "com" and the other to "1WAY"), 1 black wire which is connected to a plastic junction box and is unused...