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  1. C

    Downlights - do I need to lower the ceiling?

    Hi guys, Is there a requirement to create a false ceiling for installing downlights in a bungalow kitchen ceiling? above there is the usual insulation stuff. I thought of just clearing the insulation around the lights and make a little box with plaster board to cover the lights just for extra...
  2. R

    Ceiling light wires

    So I received my Wayfair light today - it’s a six light semi flush ceiling light. I fitted it however only 4 out of the 6 bulbs lit up (all bulbs rotated and all work so not bad bulbs). the wiring in the ceiling is a standard end of line 3 wires - live/ neutral/ earth. the light has 4...
  3. T

    UK Ceiling light replacement

    Hi I'm changing an old ceiling light but I have more wires than I was expecting. Please see the pictures below. If I leave the connection block with the red cables in and then buy some connection strip the same as what the red wire is connected to can I just attach the 2 black wires to the new...
  4. wgmattis

    Ceiling light/fan switch

    I have a ceiling fan with a light box controlled by 2 wall dimmer switches. I simply want to replace them with standard 2 way switches. Coming into the box there are 2 white wires and 1 black wire that are wired to the old switches with 1 white wire spliced to connect to both switches. Seems to...
  5. O

    bypass ceiling fan directional switch

    I destroyed the directional switch in my ceiling fan with fixing the speed control. I live in a small city in Africa and can't get replacement parts. I'm also not really electrically inclined. Is there a way I can trouble shoot the wires that go into the directional switch in order to bypass...
  6. A

    Can I install can lights in stairwell ceiling?

    Hi all. We have a stairway to our basement that obviously lines up with the stairway to the second story. The basement stairway is drywall under the upper stairs - drywall ceiling. It's very dark and not very attractive. I've kicked around lots of ideas: sconces, lamps, rope lighting, step...
  7. D

    How do I wire in a new ceiling light when no ground wire

    Hello everyone. So I am replacing an old ceiling light fitting in my bedrooom. There are only 2 wires coming from the ceiling and the new light has a ground wire. How can I connect the new lamp up. Do I just connect the old wires and then leave the ground in the new connects? I should add I...
  8. D

    Electrical ceiling rose move ahead of plasterer?

    Hi all, Have a plasterer coming overboard and skim a ceiling and I gather it is not good form to board around a rose, so ... Would it be best to unscrew the rose and just knock through to the loft and push it through and board over the lot? Then I can just reposition the wiring afterwards...
  9. J

    UK Ceiling Rose Wiring for Existing Fan

    Hi, I have an existing ceiling fan that I want to remove and replace with just a regular ceiling rose light. When I removed the rose, I found that the neutral has only one cable, so assumed this is the last light on the loop, but I'm confused as it appears that the S/L has two cables coming in...
  10. S

    Bought ceiling light online which wire is which?

    • Syed06
    • Thread
    • bought can't ceiling ceiling light existing figure light online out positive replace trying wire
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  11. OnlQQker

    So I Removed An Old Lath And Plaster Ceiling ...

    To find the electrician had spurred off the ring main in 2 x 2.5mm cables to 2 new sockets in bedroom above. This was done a year ago by an electrician from Mybuilder.com I doubt if it was tested but if it had of been would this of shown up in a test? Secondly is this a way of spurring off...
  12. H

    Replace an old ceiling fan/light with a light fitting.

    question
  13. N

    pir sensor in false ceiling

    I know fire rated downlights are installed in false or suspended ceilings as the normal as the cost difference is small... But what about PIR sensor in a false ceiling or a suspended grid ceiling wouldn't they need to be fire rated if it was a fire rated ceiling?
  14. Mark42

    Ceiling design for 600x600mm LED drop-in panels please.

    Good morning and a very happy lockdown to all :) I'm using this tedious 'holiday' to fit a new suspended grid ceiling in my large open workshop. Here's the provisional lighting plan, using drop-in 600 square LED panels from TLC. I have three existing circuits available (currently feeding 5 x...
  15. T

    Can anyone tell me what this is inside my light socket on my ceiling fan?

    My ceiling lights were flickering, I found something sticking out of one of the three sockets. Only one looks like the picture. I put another bulb in there, it blew immediately and now the lights are no longer flickering.
    • TonyaP
    • Thread
    • anyone ceiling fan inside light socket
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  16. K

    extension cord thru ceiling going in attic ?

    I like to be able to connect an electrical tool such as small vacuum cleaner to clean things on the attic or a light. For convenience, I like to plug one end of this cord to an outlet on the ground level, then let it run straight up to a small hole on the ceiling to the attic. So, only a few...
  17. M

    Is this ceiling lamp in danger of falling?

    Hello, I have a very heavy frosted glass ceiling lamp and I have noticed that the top conical plastic part looks as if it got disconnected from the glass at some point. I don't know if it was installed like this because it was already like this when I moved in. I have a cat and I don't want him...
  18. D

    Projector *transformer block* in ceiling. Is it safe?

    So I'm doing a wee home cinema project, and have a decent LED UST projector that I want to stick out of the way, in the ceiling. From an AV wiring perspective, a doddle. From an electrical perspective, pain in the arse, and advice greatly appreciated! The projector came with a transformer...
  19. B

    Fixing wiring above suspended ceiling

    Hi all regarding securing cables above suspended ceiling. Is there anything against the regs from tie wrapping down a threaded rod to a light fitting. To keep it off the ceiling. This is run in FP200 so has earthed shield inside ?
  20. P

    UK Is it possible to use 1 switch to control dimmable LEDs as well as a ceiling fan and non-dimmable strip LEDs?

    Is it possible to use 1 switch to control dimmable LEDs as well as a ceiling fan and non-dimmable strip LEDs?
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