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Hi all I managed to get the switch working by connecting the single brown to the L1 terminal of the side where the twisted wires were. This now turns on the lounge light and the hall light but that leaves the other switch unused, which doesn't explain why there is a double gang switch installed...

Thanks for your reply. Yes I always turn off all the power when working on any kind of fittings. Light switches always get me confused when wired unconventially, e.g when not the simple 1 wire in and 1 wire out for a single switch. One thing that I haven't tried is buying a new switch to rule...

Guys, taking another look at the picture saved on my phone, there are 2 earth wires going to the faceplate. 2 blue wires connected together via a chockblock, and 3 brown wires, 2 of which are twisted together. The current configuration has the twisted browns in the first common and the lone...

Thanks guys I will try and get a better picture tomorrow once back at the flat. The wires may well be in the wrong positions as that's how I found it. The blue wires are connected together into a chock block. It's a single double gang switch, with one switch presumably turning on the lounge...

Hi guys I'm wondering if someone more knowledgeable than me can help with a wiring question I have. I am renovating a flat and have come across a double gang light switch in the lounge which isn't switching on the lights. I have already checked the bulbs which are ok but on opening the light...

Thanks Sam with your continued perseverance with me tonight and kind patience. The remote tv is now working perfectly and I've just set up a Marmitek infrared extender so I can now also have full control over the TiVo box from the kitchen. 8) 8) :D I would not have been able to get to the...

TiVo set to PCM mode audio there is no pal option stated. Remote tv has no option to select PAL either. Strange.

Thanks i will try your suggestions now.

Hi yes I have connected up as per the guide. The RF output from the modulator has been connected via a newly run coaxial cable which ends at the aerial input of the tv. I then tuned the tv using the auto tune option and it picked up the various channels from the modulator which I could see...

Hi sorry I'm pretty rubbish at explaining myself in this heat. :shock: If you can spare the time to read this link you'll see how the modulator is meant to link up. https://www.chsinteractive.co.uk/pdf_data/S350111.pdf If I can get this working tonight I'd be grateful but seeing as...

Hi the picture is perfect. The sound can only be described as hissing. TV sound and picture works perfect from a DVD player connected via scart. The modulator linked to above is connected to the back of my TiVo box via a scart lead. The tv then connects via a scart using the output side of...

Guys this is really beep ginning to annoy me now! Spent the best of of this morning routing a coaxial cable thought from the lounge TiVo box, through the kitchen out into the garden on a short run then up to the tv location on the wall. I bought one of these based on a piston anoth forum...

Hi Lucid thanks for your comprehensive reply. The DVD feed is fine. There is no aerial connection anymore as the roof aerial feed was damaged somewhere up the roof so getting a remote feed from the TiVo box is crucial. There is only the one remote tv I want to connect to. The tv is high up...

Hi, my parents bought a wireless extender to view TV in the kitchen from a Tivo box in the lounge. It worked ok for about a year but now there is constant hissing on the screen. The picture seems fine the noise makes it impossible to view. Is there an alternative, more reliable wireless...

Thanks guys. All depends now if I have enough play the pipe work to slip the tee into position.

Thanks guys. How much pipe needs to be cut to fit a compression tee piece in place?

Hi I bought a kit from my local store. Took a feed off my kitchen tap (front of house) using the self cutting valve included and ran it down the side past the side door but pressure is really low. I already have a tap outside which is fed off a pipe which goes upstairs rather than directly...

Hi can someone recommend me a suitable outdoor socket that I can use for powering some garden lights as well as having a spare outlet to plug a lawn mower into?

Hi there thanks for that. Yes after seeing the pictures blown up I can see the orientation is different but layout similar and I understand your explanation. Not sure why the images aren't showing up on my work browser now - can anyone else still see them? Yes I know about earthing the metal...

I'm trying to replace a couple of 2-gang light switches being used as 2-way switches for downstairs and upstairs landing lights. I bought new ones from B&Q but when removing the old ones I noticed a different terminal layout - notably 2 rows of 3 terminals top and bottom. As you can see, the new...