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Hi All, I have searched these forums, but have not been able to find a similar problem: When I run a hot tap for a long while i.e. if I run a shower (the shower is just a shower head connected to the bath taps), then turn the tap off, a few seconds later the boiler makes a very loud...

Hi All, Just a quick one: I have a special dimmer switch that operates a light with a transformer, but I now no longer require the light with the transformer and have decided to replace it with a 'normal' light. The question is, can I use the transformer operable dimmer switch with a...

Hi All, I have recently fitted a ceiling light with x10 12v 10watt G4 halogen light bulbs - the light itself has a built-in transformer. The light also has 2 switches operating it. One is a standard 2-way light switch and the other is a dimmer switch (a special dimmer switch that can deal...

Hi, If I have a ceiling light and I require two switches for it e.g. a landing light, do both switches need to be 2 way switches? I ask this as I have a ceiling light that requires 2 switches. I want one switch to be a standard light switch and the other to be a dimmer. So do both...

Hi All, I have recently replaced a ceiling light with a 200 watt (x10 20 watt halogen bulb) light. Problem: I have also fitted a 400 watt dimmer switch, but when I tried to use it, the ceiling light and the dimmer switch started to make crackling noises. I have since re-replaced the...

Hi All, I have a new ceiling light which has x10 20 watt halogen bulbs, which equals a total of 200 watts. The problem is, when I fitted a 400 watt dimmer switch for the light, the dimmer switch and the light made a hideous crackling noise. I have since replaced the dimmer switch with a...

Hi All, I have a worrying problem that I need to diagnose: On three occasions over the last 2 weeks, the MCB on my mains circuit has tripped. Each time it has tripped, no appliances have been in use - except my fridge-freezer. Although the fridge-freezer is relatively new, I have noticed...

Hi There, I desperately need some advice on a lighting problem. Thanks: 2 weeks ago I fitted a ceiling light which has: x10 20 watt halogen light bulbs = 200 watts The light has been fine for the last 2 weeks, until last night when it started to...

Hi All, Problem. Last night I switched on my kettle and when I came back 20 minutes later, the kettle was still boiling and hadn't switched itself off!! I appreciate my kettle is faulty, but the plug socket I use for the kettle is spurred off a fuse spur (13 amp) which has a switch. I...