light circuit

Does anyone have a copy of the latest (5th eddition) Electrical Installation Design Guide on them and can look up the current demand assumed for a lighting outlet in a domestic setting? I recall it has been updated from 100W to 30W, but I don't have a copy of the Electrical Installation Design...

Hi folks - I have an issue with some LED wall lights. I have 2 wall lights on a dimmer circuit. When both are connected, neither are working (they flicker occasionally but don't light up) - but when only one is connected it works fine - doesn't matter which one it is. I've tested the lights...

Hi all Not sure if this should be in the UK forum or not, I'm in Ireland so the wiring is the same from what I know. I'm in the process of replacing a ceiling light which has never worked. Let's call this light C. Lights A, B and D-F worked fine up until this point. I removed the light and...

Hi I’m looking to install 4 down lights and 2 5amp sockets onto the existing lighting circuit in a small office room. There is currently a 1gang 1way pendant fixture perm is being fed directly from rose to switch. On a loop in loop out. (3 plate) I have replaced the 1gang for a 3 gang and...

Planning to replace existing single ceiling pendant light with 9x GU10 bulbs and a 3 gang light switch for 3 separate zones. This off the top of my head plans involves a lot of daisy chaining so please let me know if it's unsafe, stupid etc. Remove existing pendant light, original Live, Earth...

I am doing a major renovation at my home and my goal is to build smart lighting system. I aim to make a setup as much future-proof as possible. At this moment I am considering using Sonoff stack as it provides me with basic level of automation for reasonable price, It will play nicely with my HA...

I turned off the power to the lights in one room while I removed the lamp shades to clean them (they unscrew from the socket and I didn't want to accidentally stick my finger in it). However after I put them back together and flipped the switch back on, the lights I actually worked on came back...

Hi all, after 8 years of having a house extension done I've got round to buying and installing an outdoor light. The wire to outside was put in when the extension was done and terminated in a three-gang switch. Two switches control internal lights (on 2-way switching) and the third was there to...

I need some help with regards to a lighting circuit in my hallway. I am changing the lighting switches - previously the spotlights were controlled by two-way switches and one intermediate in the middle. I have accidentally bought 3 intermediate switches to replace them and they were quite...

Hi, Please excuse my ignorance here, I don't have much experience with lights or electronics. My flat has a ceiling light in the bathroom which has stopped working. The "bulbs" that attach to it seem to be more of an ornamental way to spread light rather than a "bulb" - they screw in and...

Hello, I’m a real novice to excuse if the below is confusing. I’ve recently changed 3 wall lights after the walls were plastered, prior to all 3 lights worked. The wall lights run off a socket fuse. I’ve installed all 3 however only 2 are working. The 2 that are working have 2 live wires and...

In the kitchen diner I've got a 1 gang switch in the kitchen to control spot lights and in the dining area I have a 2 gang switch (one gang for the spot lights in the kitchen and the other is for a light above the dining table). Below I have shown the wiring I have done, for some reason the...

Hello, I want to change my light switch to a new one and discovered that the old switch has an L - N - L - N wiring, which I have not come across before (see photo). This is for a bathroom light that has only one switch, so not sure why this wiring was used. Can I use a simple two-way switch...

Hi, looking for some advise - I am currently renovating an Edwardian terrace and want to remove a bedroom light pull that has been installed in addition to the switch at some point. I have done some reading and have a fair idea of how I’m supposed to do it. I have removed the pull and pulled...

Hi all, I'm a DIYer with metal fabrication & a little carpentry background. Electrics isn't my thing so I'll get in a sparky if I need to, but was hoping wiring an exterior light would be achievable. The old one was a rotten mess with rounded screws and rusted fittings. Getting it off took a...

I noticed a slight ’electrical’ burning smell in my dining room. I had to hang a shelf for my daughter and thought, I’ll get back to that in a few minutes. While I was hanging the shelf I heard a pop and thought it was a light bulb blowing. When I went downstairs the ground floor lights were all...

Hi All, First time on here - so please be gentle...!! I currently have 2 lights in the hallway running off 2 separate single switches at each of the hall - both switches turn both lights on/off. I have added a diagram of what I have currently running to both switches and to both lights. The...

Hi All, I installed a new 3 way switch and intially had it working on all 3 switches after just doing a switch by switch cross over of the cables. I then snapped a screw in the backing box which meant draggging all the wires out. Although I tried to group them I have been unable to rewire...

Hi all I’d be grateful for your advice. I currently have two wall lights controlled by a double dimmer switch. It is buzzing so I want to replace it. I’d like to replace it with a single switch that controls both lights but as a result the wiring doesn’t appear to be a straight swap when I look...

Hi All, My partner on a whim has purchased a new living room light, we currently have the dangly kind. I’ve taken a quick look and it appears we may not have an earth wire so might not be able to switch the ceiling light now. Before I call in a professional to help switch the lights I’m...