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by Mal
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:53 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: land lords meters
Replies: 1
Views: 3665

It sounds like you need to contact your electricity company or the company that supplied your meter. Old wiring doesn't use more power than new. If the main breaker keeps tripping this suggests a wiring fault which you will need a competent electrician to investigate,
by Mal
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:43 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Old Wiring
Replies: 2
Views: 4238

No. Absolutely no way.
Replace the wiring with new twin and earth or don't use the lights.
by Mal
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:31 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Blown bulb....broken switch?
Replies: 3
Views: 4315

There should be no risk from touching either the light or the switch. Energy saving bulbs are not usually good with dimmer switches and I'm guessing that the dimmer has broken. Try a new standard bulb and turn the light on and off. If that doesn't work the switch will need replacing, use a simple on...
by Mal
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:20 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: help, double pole dimmer switch
Replies: 4
Views: 5139

It depends whether this is the 'master' switch or the slave switch for the 2 way switch (hall light). If it's the master the general set up is; From the cable with just a red and black wire, the red goes to L1 the black goes to L2. From the multicoloured cable the red goes to common, the yellow goes...
by Mal
Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:58 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: help installing spotlights, they are stuck on!! can't switch
Replies: 5
Views: 7096

You've got a standard 'loop in' wiring system. One cable is the live from the consumer unit. One is the wire to the next light/junction box in the circuit and the other one is the switch wire. This type of wiring is usually associated with a ceiling pendant light with three separate terminal blocks ...
by Mal
Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:29 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: help installing spotlights, they are stuck on!! can't switch
Replies: 5
Views: 7096

What you are likely to be dealing with when you have three separate wires is standard 'loop-in' wiring. One of the wires will be coming from the consumer box and will be live (all the time), another wire will be taking that power along to the next light or junction box, the third wire will be the on...
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