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Rewiring upstairs lighting circuit
Hi everyone, I am to rewire the upstairs lighting circuit as the old switches, pendants and cables are outdated. The existing consumer unit is old but still has mcb's rather than rewirable fuses, but NO RCD protection. The first question is, does the new replacement circuit HAVE to be RCD...- TomSparkman
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- circuit existing garage going lighting lighting circuit rewiring upstairs
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Wiring a ceiling rose
Hello, I was changing the light fitting for the upstairs hall way, I firstly wired it up wrong and no other lights would work upstairs, when turned on it seemed to make a pop noise. I then got some advice and wired it as recommend in the picture attached, the light is still not working, all...- duncanbruce93
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- ceiling downstairs light rose still switch upstairs wiring
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lighting circuit
Hi, this is quite an easy one. I'm wiring the upstairs landing light and downstairs hall light. The switch on the landing needs to control the landing and hall light and the downstairs switch needs to control the landing, hall and outside light. I've wired the upstairs lights and included the...- yoyo
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- circuit downstairs landing light lighting lighting circuit switch upstairs
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Revisiting "Borrowed Neutral - or Live" RCD trips
Hi , I'm a new member and resorted to joining this forum in an attempt to get to the bottom of a frustrating problem. I can see many forums where this is discussed but not many give a definite answer , maybe there isn't one. Scenario is upgrading bathroom completely and as part of this new...- nemo
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- lights live neutral rcd switch trips upstairs
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Power loss to wall sockets mystery resolutionr?
Hi Apologies, I'm not an electrician, but wondered if someone could suggest a reason for the following: Last night, around 10:30, I put the tv on in my bedroom, and headed downstairs to make sure everything was locked up - ended up watching tv downstairs for a while, and eventually headed for...- Kevanto
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- checked circuit downstairs power power loss socket sockets upstairs wall
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Cu in basement and separate cu upstairs ground floor?
Hello I am currently rewiring an old house which has tails in basement from meter going into a 60A fused isolator which feeds all the existing circuits from a fusebox in an inconvenient location, to be made redundant. I need to send power to both a consumer unit in the basement, and a separate...- NickPynn
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- basement floor ground separate upstairs
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12v on socket ring main after isolation.
Hello all! I've come across a bit of a problem today as I was changing a socket and got a tingle (Isolated the MCB of course). I tested the voltage and it was pulling 12v. I've found when you isolate the upstairs lights the 12v on the upstairs sockets disappears. Its a 17th edition dual RCD...- Taylor_J
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- 12v across after induced isolation main ring ring main socket upstairs voltage
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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2 gang 2 way switch with only one common terminal
Hi all, new here and after some advice on a twin dimmer switch purchased from a large warehouse type diy store. It is marked as a two gang two way dimmer, so I was expecting to find six terminals; one common and two switched live on each of the two sides. Yet there is only one common. Now...- Itisonlyme
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- 2 gang 2 way common downstairs light lights switch terminal upstairs
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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telephone line question
A joiner friend of mine called me round to a job he's been doing to try and get him out the brown stuff. Basically he's put a laminate floor down and damaged a telephone cable that comes from the master socket and goes to two points upstairs. Aswell as this cable that comes from the master...- leep82
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- cable comes master phone question socket telephone upstairs
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Telephone Directing System
Looking for the easiest way round this scenario Customer runs a small business, at present 1 x telephone line in office. They have built an additional office upstairs and would like 2 x phones, 1 in each office. They would like that when someone phones then the phone in the downstairs office...- brizospark
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- office phone phones system telephone upstairs
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Light switch wiring
I have a confusing wiring. It's a 70s council house. Hall way has two switches one single , one double. The double and single switch the hallway light, however in both switches there are three wires red yellow blue. This two way switching works fine. The double switch in hallway also...- midgetman
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- black landing light light switch switch switches upstairs wiring yellow
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Live cable in 2 gang light switch going nowhere
A customer wants the light switches changed from white plastic to brushed nickel and has already made a start. Needless to say the 2 way switching needs sorting as they don't work as they should. By the front door there is a single gang switch for the outside light, then about 6 inches along...- LeighSawczyn
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- 2 gang cable going light light switch live switch upstairs where
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New switch no COM connection
Hi, I have a double switch in the hall, one switch turns the upstairs/landing lights on and off and the other switch turns the hall light on/off. Obviously there is a single switch upstairs to turn the upstairs landing lights on/off. I've bought a new switch but there is no COM connection in...- ParaJack
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- connection copper new switch upstairs
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Problems with splitting signal to upstairs
Looking for some advice,I'll briefly explain what I have done: i installed a new television in a bedroom upstairs,have put an amp in loft and ran cables as follows: amp to sky box external aerial to sky box amp to new television here is my problem,when I connect new television straight to...- davearch
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- problems signal upstairs
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- Forum: FreeSat, Sky, VirginMedia Forum
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No lights upstairs!
Hi Instead of my lighting circuit being (GGG) (R) (BRR) (BB) I actually have (GGG) (RRR) (B) (BB) The light circuit 'was' working, however I went to change the end fitting and found this, now it doesn't work and blows the main fuse. My problem is, I do not know which is the mains feed, or the...- Alexspeight
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- lighting lights upstairs
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Some upstairs lights have stopped working after work done in attic - Help please! :(
Firstly I must apologize for not posting this in the DIY section, the post new thread button couldn't be found! I have been laying floorboards in my attic and now 3 out of 5 upstairs lights have stopped working. I am sure I have not screwed through a cable, Im a qualified plumber so laying...- Rich_uk87
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- after attic electrical work lighting lights please upstairs work working
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- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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TT Installation - Moving CU
Hi all, I am in the process of re-wiring a small domestic unit in the middle of nowhere which has a overhead TT supply. The meter is outside and backs onto the bathroom, the previous installation had 16mm meter tails through the cavity upstairs to a 30ma RCD and small re-wirable fuse board...- quick
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- downstairs installation meter moving tails upstairs
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- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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*help please*2 way switching landing lighting
hello there happy new year and all that! please help me I currently have a job where a customer has tried changing 2 lights, up and downstairs landing lights. I got called due to the lights will no longer switch on. The up and down lights are on the same MCB x2 1g 2way. I seem to be able to get...- 714gold714
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- landing light lighting lights switch switching upstairs wires
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- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Panel heater puzzle, need help please it's cold :(
Hi there reader merry xmas, i got me a puzzle, i have 2 Glen panel heaters in 2 different kids bedrooms upstairs in my house. They are wired to switches ( looking like a light switch rather than a fused spur) and they work when i switch them on ( i do this by using a heating switch in my...- andyxeno
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- heater heaters heating need help panel please problem switch upstairs
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- Forum: Central Heating Systems
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how to split a radial light circuit into two
hi newbie post here but seems best place to get an answer. i have a radial circuit of 5 9w led downlighters, with 2 on lower hall and 3 on upper hall, with a 4 way switch setup (1 switch downstairs the other 3 upstairs). This arrangement is bizarre and i'd like to split the circuit in two so...- Alan Mcgroarty
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- circuit how to light other radial someone split switch upstairs
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- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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