light circuit

Hi all, after 8 years of having a house extension done I've got round to buying and installing an outdoor light. The wire to outside was put in when the extension was done and terminated in a three-gang switch. Two switches control internal lights (on 2-way switching) and the third was there to...

I need some help with regards to a lighting circuit in my hallway. I am changing the lighting switches - previously the spotlights were controlled by two-way switches and one intermediate in the middle. I have accidentally bought 3 intermediate switches to replace them and they were quite...

Hi, Please excuse my ignorance here, I don't have much experience with lights or electronics. My flat has a ceiling light in the bathroom which has stopped working. The "bulbs" that attach to it seem to be more of an ornamental way to spread light rather than a "bulb" - they screw in and...

Hello, I’m a real novice to excuse if the below is confusing. I’ve recently changed 3 wall lights after the walls were plastered, prior to all 3 lights worked. The wall lights run off a socket fuse. I’ve installed all 3 however only 2 are working. The 2 that are working have 2 live wires and...

In the kitchen diner I've got a 1 gang switch in the kitchen to control spot lights and in the dining area I have a 2 gang switch (one gang for the spot lights in the kitchen and the other is for a light above the dining table). Below I have shown the wiring I have done, for some reason the...

Hello, I want to change my light switch to a new one and discovered that the old switch has an L - N - L - N wiring, which I have not come across before (see photo). This is for a bathroom light that has only one switch, so not sure why this wiring was used. Can I use a simple two-way switch...

Hi, looking for some advise - I am currently renovating an Edwardian terrace and want to remove a bedroom light pull that has been installed in addition to the switch at some point. I have done some reading and have a fair idea of how I’m supposed to do it. I have removed the pull and pulled...

Hi all, I'm a DIYer with metal fabrication & a little carpentry background. Electrics isn't my thing so I'll get in a sparky if I need to, but was hoping wiring an exterior light would be achievable. The old one was a rotten mess with rounded screws and rusted fittings. Getting it off took a...

I noticed a slight ’electrical’ burning smell in my dining room. I had to hang a shelf for my daughter and thought, I’ll get back to that in a few minutes. While I was hanging the shelf I heard a pop and thought it was a light bulb blowing. When I went downstairs the ground floor lights were all...

Hi All, First time on here - so please be gentle...!! I currently have 2 lights in the hallway running off 2 separate single switches at each of the hall - both switches turn both lights on/off. I have added a diagram of what I have currently running to both switches and to both lights. The...

Hi All, I installed a new 3 way switch and intially had it working on all 3 switches after just doing a switch by switch cross over of the cables. I then snapped a screw in the backing box which meant draggging all the wires out. Although I tried to group them I have been unable to rewire...

Hi all I’d be grateful for your advice. I currently have two wall lights controlled by a double dimmer switch. It is buzzing so I want to replace it. I’d like to replace it with a single switch that controls both lights but as a result the wiring doesn’t appear to be a straight swap when I look...

Hi All, My partner on a whim has purchased a new living room light, we currently have the dangly kind. I’ve taken a quick look and it appears we may not have an earth wire so might not be able to switch the ceiling light now. Before I call in a professional to help switch the lights I’m...

I hope that someone can help with a light switch problem. There is a single light switch which controls the lounge lights and it’s wired like this: C6990933-7979-4260-AEBF-C94C165FB7D8 by RogPJ posted 14 Feb 2021 at 12:40 PM Then there is a double light switch which also controls the lounge...

Happy New Year all - hope next year works out better than the last! Does anybody know what to do here?. I’ve changed some of the light fittings in our house no problem but the last one I need to do has more wires than I know what to do with. I've attached some images of the ceiling rose...

Hi, I’m replacing the light switch at the top of the stairs - it’s a regular set up, the landing light can be switched from upstairs or down stairs. I thought it would be simple but think I might have bought the wrong switch. The switch has one wire coming down into it (red) and two wires...

Hi All, As the title suggests, Ive tried to install two lights and a light switch in a closet Ive built in my bedroom. I wired it by taking a spur from the bedroom ceiling rose in the attic and then running the cable through the ceiling into my closet. I thought I had everything sorted BUT...

Stupid am I, I removed old fitting without studying the wiring. I currently have 3 wires coming from the ceiling, with 3 reds still together, 3 earth together, and 3 black wires (one of which has a red tag). I assume the the red tagged black wire is the live, and to put both the other 2 black...

Hi all. have a 3 gang light switch in my hallway that controls the porch light a wall light and the downstairs and upstairs hall/ landing lights I want to combine the porch and wall light into one switch therefore making it 2 gang. Is this possible? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm just after changing most of the light switches in my house, and I've come across two problems. Firstly, I have installed metal switches in some areas of the house, and I'm unable to earth the switches because when the house was built, whoever installed the lights seems to have cut off...