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Went for the Airflow with humidity+pull cord timer. After installing the first comment was its big :) Had a shower and after a few minutes the humidity control activated so first impressions are good. I may remove the switched live as it does not serve much purpose. The light is only used...

The airflow icon is the most attractive option I seen so far. I have to discuss the matter further to see which she wnats.

Rats meant to post this in the electrics forum. Thanks for replying, the hunidstat was a bit of a pain. Setting up was trial and error. It was a while ago and I may have just used the timer in the end as it seemed temperamental.

My wife tells me "How come no one else suffers from this problem" :) The existing fan is a 4" timed with a switched live from the light switch - since the major source of water vapour is the shower, which we usually have during the day it doesn't really serve much purpose (the door is...

True, I forgot moisture ingress in the loft was one of the reasons for thinking I might as well change the whole light fitting.

As I don't intend dimming is there any advantage over the h2 lite?

The GU10 was the first type I considered, but they may not be compatible with the fittings.

We have 12 of these, 8 in the kitchen and 4 in the bathroom. They are no problem, but obviously use more electricity and also discolour the paint around the fittings. Holes are about 65mm in the bathroom and 75 in the kitchen. If I was replacing them with more efficient LEDs I seem to have 3...

Funny you should have said, I just have :)

I should have said it was a central heating contract. I wasn't there when they did the test so didn't see what was done. No changes to the electrics have been done since the last test. The RCD is over 25 years old so could it be their tested is only compatible with more modern units. I think...

We have a service contract with BG. The last time they came they left a safety advice note for my wife that said there was a possible issue. The report recommends contacting an approved electrician and the concern was "Earth loop tester tripping out electrics. The only problem we have...

I searched screwfix and couldn't see them, can you post a link.

Thanks for the replies. Six lovely big holes in the ceiling to get access so fitting junction boxes is no problem! I didn't know about choc block connectors, I looked in a set of Ring selv lights and they had connectors for the transformer wires. I was a bit surprised at the time and this...

Thanks secure, I suspected as much, most guides only cover how to install a straightforward installation. Once things start getting compicated it is difficult to know what is the best way. For information the wiring I was looking at was in a suspended ceiling and this is the junction...

Back to the original topic of connectors, I have only seen illustrations where connector blocks have been used to connect a light fitting or in a box. Are there other places they can be used? e.g. to connect cable in a loft or ceiling. Should they be used as a mini junction box?

I don't think it is the switch as some positions blow more often than others. At the moment we only use the 3 "best" ones. The other 3 are empty as they blow too frequently. I thought I had read somewhere that halogens had a longer life than ro80 bulbs, but I may have misread something..

The current lights are RO 80 screw. The light fittings need replacing as some positions seem to blow immediately and on the others are reluctant to accept the bulbs. We have some low-energy lamp, but my wife does not like the light quality of them and she likes the halogens in a friends house.

I am thinking about replacing our 6 kitchen spotlights with Halogens as I am fed up with replacing them. After looking at the wiring I am not sure that I like the way it is has done. The junction box feeding the lights has a a feed from the live and switch using twin and earth cable. From...