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  1. K

    Hi I have installed a new ceiling lights switch but it doesn't work

    DIY ENTHUSIAST NEW FORUM MEMBER. I took a photograph of the old wiring set up( which was working) and used it as a guide for wiring the new one. The lights themselves are housed in the loft above and I was wondering if a fuse has blown in the plug or that there is a reboot button somewhere.
  2. J

    LED ceiling lights - I'm baffled

    The customer has five small LED ceiling lights in their bathroom. Some of the lights stopped working. A previous electrician came and 'did some work' but could not resolve the matter. I've taken a look, and three lights have been removed. I assume these were the broken ones, and he took them to...
  3. chrisreilly

    UK Ceiling Lights and Speakers

    Hello, So In my bathroom i already have four downlighters and i am wanting to add two Bluetooth ceiling speakers (see link below) What do i need to buy in order to make it so i do not need to have these 'plugged into a socket' and just have them wired to the downlighters and get their power...
  4. S

    Why are me ceiling lights doing this?

    Hi all, does anyone know why my living ceiling lights have started to do this? Their LED lights linked to a dimmer, and have worked for the last couple of years since I moved into the place. Is this something that I can fix myself or should I leave it to the pros?
  5. T

    New ceiling lights wiring help.

    Hi, I'm after a bit of help if you can. I have 2 ceiling lights to replace and was wondering if someone could tell me where I should be attaching the different coloured wires in the new light. The 2 old lights I'm replacing have slightly different wire setups. The first pic is the first old...
    • Tiddler
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights help lights new wiring wiring help
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  6. S

    Installing ceiling lights but there is no earth

    I’m trying to fit a new ceiling light pendant. the pendant has a small connector with blue,brown and green/yellow wires. however on the ceiling , there is just one basic pendant with 2 cords attached (blue and brown) so there’s no earth. There is no ceiling rose l,think when they installed...
    • sam4466
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling light ceiling lights earth installing lights no ceiling rose no earth spotlight
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  7. B

    Ceiling light troubleshoot

    Hi all. Any help/advice regarding my rewiring would be appreciated. I'm very likely calling in an electrician once we're allowed to, to sort out my mess. I wanted to replace pendant lights in my Kitchen. There are two lights connected to the same switch. The original wiring was like so: And...
  8. Q

    Led ceiling Lights - one light Flickers when other is switched ON

    Hi, In my room 2 Led round ceiling lights are installed, week ago both were fine, but now when I turn on both lights, one starts flickering, even their emitting light is getting low... Is it switch problem or LEDs needs replacement?
    • Qadeer
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights led light lights other switched
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  9. L

    How do I wire a motion flood light prior a switch to operate the inside ceiling lights?

    Hello, i am having issues wiring my garage... i am running my lighting circuit. First, i wanted to run my power feed from the panel, to a junction box (which will split towards a motion activated flood light that is continuously powered, split to the garage door opener, and split to a switch...
    • Lansberry123
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights flood inside light lights motion operate switch wire
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  10. S

    UK Ceiling lights help ?

    Hi everyone I'm new to this forum, I was looking at a flat the other day which is beautiful, apart from these lights in the kitchen? , and for such a modern flat I don't understand why they were put in in the first place and also why they are not centred and why is there a lonesome pendant light...
    • SUNNYD
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights cheap lights fluorescent lights lights lights not centred moving lights pendant strip lights
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. Gary Tollison

    Kitchen ceiling lights fire rating

    greetings :) Was curious about the ceiling lights in the kitchen if they were fire rated or not. Google was no help with model info. There’s an F in a triangle symbol on the side, but I don’t know if that means anything. Any ideas? Thanks, Gary
  12. L

    Mysterious problem in ceiling lights

    I have noticed that sometimes there is a delay between flicking the switch for the overhead light in two bedrooms and the light coming on. The bulbs are ok and this doesn’t happen all the time but when it does it is as though the bulb is struggling to come on. An additional concern is that both...
  13. P

    Ceiling lights short circuited when a bulb blew

    Just the ceiling lights (3 rooms + bathroom), all wall sockets working fine & no circuit breakers popped out. Any ideas why? Someone said it could be rodents chewing the cables & my upstairs neighbour has had a few infestations recently:mad:. I'm in a Victorian terrace ground floor flat. Does it...
  14. D

    Please help me to help my friend with his ceiling lights

    Can someone please help me with my friends lights he has old wiring and he got new light fitting the wiring from the ceiling he has three red wires and three earth wires and three black wires but only two wires in the new light fittings which are blue and brown please help me to help him
  15. D

    Minimum requirements to produce and sell bespoke ceiling lights?

    Hi all, I would like to start making my own lamps and ceiling lights to sell to the public, but currently I have no formal electrical qualifications. What requirements would I have to meet as far as training and legislation to be able to safely and legally produce and sell within Britain or...
    • Daniel
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights lights minimum requirements
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  16. A

    How to test a ceiling lights with a plug socket

    Hi guys Please don't kill me. I am not an electrician and this is possibly the very simplest of questions you will read today. I got a custom light fitting created for me and I wanted to test it without having to get it installed on the ceiling first. There are a few bulb options and I wanted...
  17. A

    Ceiling lights wiring

    Hi, im new to this forum but need help. I have (or my partner has) decided to change the lights in the living room. We have 2. I have taken off the ceiling rose and there a are 4 wires. 1 brown 1 earth 2 blue however in my new light fittings there is only room for 3 wires. Can i put the blues...
  18. M

    Moving Ceiling Lights in Upstairs Bedrooms

    Hello, I have a box room and a second bedroom where the pendant lights are located off centre towards the Windows of the respective rooms. Ideally I want these moving to the centre of the room. So was after a little advice/opinion. As these rooms are on the first floor it is only the loft...
    • Mills87
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights lights moving upstairs
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  19. W

    Ceiling lights flicker when turned on

    Hi Our first floor ceiling lights are all on the same circuit on the breaker board. The have started flickering sometimes when turned on. The flickering will last up to 5 second then the light will turn on and be fine. Sometimes when another light is turned on within the same circuit all of...
    • Weymark
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights flicker lights turned
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. K

    Ceiling lights not working

    Dear All, Two of the bulbs of my ceiling lamps had burned out. These bulbs were ''IBL 13W/830 TC-TE''. I tried to find same bulb but could not find it and bought ''Osram Dulux 13W/830 T/E Plus GX24q-1''. As soon as I tried this bulb one of my lamp fused off and no bulb is working in it. I tried...
    • kash123
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights electrical work lighting lights not working working
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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