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I've just replaced a light switch and the new switch has a really awkward positioning for the ground terminal. I have 5 ground cables to attach which is very fiddly. Is it safe to just ground the switch with 1 cable and then just conect the other 4 ground cables with a terminal block? My...

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Hi all, I'm planning to run a cable from the house to the garage to power a few sockets and a few lights. The load cable will be a 2.5mm 3 core H07RN-F which will go into a junction box in the garage and from there will continue to the sockets. For the sockets I used a 1.9mm?(thats what the...

Good evening I have recently moved house and began to upgrade light switches and mains sockets to the light wave smart socket/switches Wanted some advice to upgrade my 2 gang light switch It is located in the living room and controls the living room and landing lights The landing light can...

We just moved into a new apartment where the bedroom is ‘open plan’ with the bathroom. In the bathroom, there are 2 large powered bathroom mirror which we love. However, there is a power-on touch switch on the front of the mirror which is very brightly illuminated. This touch switch is...

Hey, I haven’t done any electrical DIY in yonks and can not remember most of what I learnt. I’m basically wanting to run LED lighting up some stairs which can be turned on and off using the switch which turns the ceiling stair light on, but separately. But unsure if this is possible? The...

Thank you for this! So, nearly all the light switches (all white plastic, no metal) that I've connected myself have all been one-gang switches with one length of t&e 1.5 cable going to them via a plastic dry lining pattress box from the light fitting. Line/brown wire to COM, blue switched live...

Hi, looking to put a night lamp on this wall using existing wiring from the switch. The cables coming out the wall are blue, red and one unidentified wire which has just been attached to under a screw on the bulb casing. Couple questions: 1. Is the unidentified cable likely to be the neutral...

I’m a pretty decent DIYer, I’ve done different handyman work since I was a kid with my dad and have done a lot since becoming an adult. However I feel like this situation is beyond my skills. We purchased a house and nearly every light switch is different. We have some paddle dimmers, some...

Hello all! I am replacing a 3-gang light switch but foolishly didn't take a picture of the wiring before I removed the old face plate! I am now struggling with the wiring, so after some help, please. The new plate is 4-gang but I am only using the first 3 as I couldn't get a 3-gang when I was...

Hi! The store I am buying my smart switches from claims that I can do a false 2nd gang switch by without needing extra wiring to a light, but just tapping into power from the existing light switch. I was wondering if anyone knew how I would go about wiring this. I have made a diagram to explain...

Evening! I've recently run into an issue with LAP 10AX brushed stainless steel light switches I'm fitting at home (with the help of my old retired sparky dad). Despite having a flat profile, they aren't sitting flush against the wall. Strangely, they seem to be bowing a bit. I've attached a...

Hi I have this lighting socket but it has no markings, does anyone have any idea what is L1,L2 and Com Many thanks J

Hi guys, I hope everyone is well :) Hopefully a quick question, I’ve had a wall removed and steel goal posts installed and now want to fit a light switch in the plasterboard that’ll be covering one of the vertical steels, will this be signed off by building control? Just thinking it may impact...

Got an extension about to start in the new year, so looking at getting new sockets and light switches in the extension and replacing the existing ones to match. Been told to avoid cheap stuff like LAP, but equally stuff like Hamilton are expensive. Not fussed about having integrated usb, some...

Hi My tiny kitchen in a 1 bed flat is in its 5th week of installation - (supposed to be 2 weeks) and while there's just flooring, touching up and an external vent to go in... they promised me an "excellent finish "and showed me pictures of their previous jobs that looked nice... this was the...

Hi folks, need some advice. I have a lamp I wish to control by a simple light switch. At the moment, I have to plug it into a socket and pull the plug out to switch it off, which is a bit of a pain as the socket is quite low and in a difficult to reach place. As it’s a lamp I want to keep always...

Hi I recently fitted a new light fitting on the ceiling of a downstairs bathroom now every time I'm the light is turned off it trips out the lights. From what I understand I've why did it wrong so that the switch is back to front ie off is on / on is off. But I don't understand how to correct it...

Hi everyone I am updating the light switches and wall sockets in my house but I'm unsure how to go about replacing an existing light switch. Existing wiring (I've added in L1 and L2 in green as the labelling is not visible from the angle I took the photo). There are 2 switches, one to turn...