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My last bit of research was over the weekend. Must check latest posts for new threads more often :oops: A.

Thanks for that. I'd already seem similarish threads on this forum, but not that particular one. At least I now know trickle vents are evil :lol: Leaving the window open is problematic in changeable weather, as rain can blow in around the sides. However, we will endeavour to use this...

It does indeed. Multimeter tells me the Right Things in the Right Places :D A.

Dear All, For some time now we've had a condensation problem on the dormer window in our attic conversion. The conversion pre-dates our moving here, and the uPVC window doesn't have a trickle vent. There is no immediately obvious place to install a wall vent with holes drilled through...

I do. Earth wires connected up. Damaged cable replaced. All is well :) Thanks John and everyone else for your comments on this. A.

Sorry for the delay getting back to this thread - busy few days. You were right John! Finally traced it back to an earth parking terminal that should have two earth wires going in, and one had come out and was just "dangling". Presumably in the wrestle of getting the wall switch into...

OK, let me do some more testing, to see if I have C/E the wrong way round, or have otherwise misinterpreted their function. I shall return... A.

Thanks everyone for the welcome and the comments thus far. To help explain further, I have rustled up a diagram :D The light grey group represents number 1 wall switch. Originally this comprised cables A/B/C/D/E; we have since added F/G/H to supply power to a new, secondary light, the...

Dear all, This is my first post on this forum, so hello! We recently had some work done which included one ceiling light being turned into two, and the ceiling replastered. After fitting wall switches and ceiling pendants, no 2 light wasn't working. So I went into diagnostic mode...