lighting circuit

  1. N

    New lighting circuit in a newly built porch

    Sorry for the crudeness of the diagram but would someone mind taking a look at how I’m looking to set up the following in a newly built porch: 2 x indoor downlights (switched) 2 x outdoor wall lights (switched) Power supply to 12-16v transformer for a Nest Hello doorbell. Route supply back out...
  2. BigJoe90

    Replace Lighting Junction Box to fit a Shelly

    Hi, I want to add a Shelly relay to hook up a ceiling light to my Home Assistant setup. I've found the junction box in the loft and there is no way I am going to get a Shelly in it, so is there any reason I can't replace the junction box with something larger like below and just use Wago...
  3. PlsHelpMe

    Need advice on wiring a tridonic ballast pc 2/55 TCL PRO

    _ [1] I've used a multi meter to suss out the pins on the twin lamps So, with the lamps upturned, facing upwards and pins going from bottom to top it shows that, Pin 1 is live brown Pin 2 is Blue Neutral Pin 3 is Hot wire Black Pin 4 is Earth _ [2] [very important] The Ballast manual says...
  4. robodelfy

    Linked mains fire alarms advice?

    Hi I'm renovating my house and only have battery powered unlinked fire alarms. The loft room has mains power. I would like to get radio linked alarms, so they don't have to be wired to each other. But I need them to be mains powered If I was to run them off the lighting circuit, what is the...
  5. J

    Help. Changing 25+ year old light switch.

    Hi everyone, I’ve been decorating and wanted to switch out a light switch from an old plastic standard one to a metal dimmable one. however not sure which wires to connect. Any help/advice much appreciated, thanks.
  6. T

    1. Lighting circuit safe area, does it need RCD? 2. RCD maximum current smaller than combined rings

    Looking at that eyesore of our CU, I noticed that the RCD (which protects only kitchen, upstairs and downstairs rings) is rated for 60A when the circuit breakers are 32a each. Is that a problem? I am aware that it is unrealistic to have 3*32A=96A at any given moment, but it is theoretically...
  7. K

    Lighting circuit continually trips on RCD breaker but not on MCB breaker

    New BG domestic box has been fitted. Everything in box works ok, without tripping, except the led lighting circuit, which trips RCD every time wall switch is activated. Lighting circuit trips either B6 RCD it is connected to, or larger in line 63A RCD. LED lighting circuit works Ok when MCB...
  8. M

    Changing Pendant Light (Wiring)

    Hi guys, Just wanted some advice about changing/wiring a pendant light (photos attached). Basically how do I wire it? No instructions in the box - not sure if the terminal block supplied is big enough. Cheers for any advice!
  9. D

    Fitting new light fitting

    just moved into new house and trying to fit lights. Changed many lights but this one has me stumped. Light is controlled by two switches and cables in the ceiling are as below. Cable 1-1 brown wire, 1 blue wire and earth cable 2-2 red wires and earth cable 3-1 red wire and earth
  10. TomC163

    Kitchen lighting renewal help??

    Hi guys, I’d like to renew some kitchen lighting in my house. Currently we have 3 switches which all switch a different bank of lights and id like to remove 1 bank completely and then install LED down lights in place of the other 2 lights. Is it as simple as disconnect the 3rd switch and remove...
  11. S

    Looking for advice on LED lighting along driveway.

    I'm hoping to light a driveway inexpensively using little LED lighting 25 mm lamps. I'm thinking that it should be low voltage for safety and cost but how do I calculate the size or rating of the transformer? Is there a simple calculation I can use? Also what type of cable should I use? I'm...
  12. eveares

    Silly Electrical Mishap!

    So I am at my grandparents in Maidstone installing a Wireless Pyronix alarm in their bungalow. To run power to the panel, I take a 1mm² T&E from a junction box in the loft (what is on one of the lighting circuits) to the FCU and then to the Pyronix panel. First check for power at the panel and...
  13. J

    Garden office wiring

    some advice needed. Before I ask advice I will be getting any wiring signed off and completed by a qualified electrician before connecting to the house mains. I just want to save some time / money by running the cables around the stud frame of my garden office and want some basic advice if...
  14. L

    wiring colours

    Hi I am installing some new lights in my flat and and am unsure which mains wire is live and which is neutral. The colours are black, yellow and green and the flat was built in the 70s. I am happy that green is earth but am unsure about live and neutral. I can't just follow the wiring for...
  15. eveares

    Twist earth wire through spare screw hole in back box with no earth lug?

    My Aunty is moving from her council flat in Croydon to a council flat in Kent to be nearer to the family, and so have been doing some simple electrical jobs for her. Whilst I was replacing the 4 brushed chrome light switches (That I fitted about 4 years ago) in the flat for cheap plastic ones...
  16. andyr123

    Lighting Circuit in Consumer Unit not protected by an RCD

    Hello - my sockets RCD tripped the other day and all sockets upstairs and downstairs went off - all well and good so far - but all the lights in the house were on , and I see in the (GE Euroline) CU that there is only one RCD trip and that is protecting the sockets only - the Lighting Circuit...
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