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  1. H

    Why does this ceiling light tick?!

    Hey - so here is a connundrum! I installed a 5-bulb ceiling light (see pic) but when I put the 4w LED bulbs in, they start making a very rapid ticking sound (sound file here). The sound is much more pronounced once you put the 4th and more so when you put the 5th bulb in. To make sure it wasn't...
  2. S

    Ceiling Fan Capacitor

    The other day I noticed my ceiling fan wouldn't turn on. The light still worked but the fan was dead. Is it possible for the capacitor to look pristine with no bulges or even a burnt smell and still be bad?
  3. T

    Metal ceiling grid voltage

    100 volts on a metal ceiling grid when measuring from the Met to the ceiling grid Only when lighting circuit (led panels ) is on it goes away if the panels are disconnected from the drivers and left on Each panel has 25 volts from met to screws on the back they are class 2!! So the voltage...
  4. F

    Help fitting a new ceiling light

    Hi. I’m wanting to fit a new ceiling light in our hallway. Can someone please advise what I need to do or buy as there are more wires in the old fitting (part of a relay circuit?) than there are places to wire them into in the new fitting. Thanks in advance.
  5. J

    MY ceiling fan does not have light but the fan runs

    My ceiling fan does not have light. couple of weeks the light started blinking then it went off. I did my search and everyone says that I need to replace the wattage limiter. Cannot find any wattage limiter in my unit, there is capacitor and the fan switch. Please see pictures. When I turn the...
  6. M

    Replacing ceiling rose

    Hi. Looking for some guidance please as I’m wanting to replace a ceiling rose fitting into a ceiling pendant. Done this many times but never come across a ceiling rose with so many wires. What should go where please? The rose has blue, red, black, brown and yellow/green and the new light has 1...
  7. TonyandCheeny

    How to remove old ceiling rose

    I need to change the light to led and the traditional ceiling roses are stuck to the ceiling so how do i remove this without damaging the paint.
  8. Z

    Help with ceiling light fixture. DIY

    Led light fixture went dim. I replaced it with a new fixture and it won’t power on. I have 120v with a multimeter at the wire. When I wire up the light fixture the outlet in the hall goes to ground and hot reversed. I also have voltage at both neutral and hot wire when it’s wired in. Not sure if...
  9. S

    Is this new ceiling fan compatible with the existing light and fan dimmer control switches?

    Hello, I am a DIY home owner. 1. Are the lights on this ceiling fan able to be dimmed? Do I need special light bulbs for that? Is the light control switch proper? 2. Is the existing fan dimmer switch proper to this ceiling fan? 3. If it is dimmable, what kind of lightbulbs do I need to buy?
  10. Stinger

    Ceiling lighting malfunction

    Hello, I am new to this forum and not an electrician. I am an Electrical Engineer though. I have this kind of a ceiling lighting - https://www.cnmdled.com/data/watermark/20200525/5ecb8360db86c.jpg with two fluorescent tube bulbs, two starters, one capacitor and two EM ballasts of this type -...
  11. S

    How to hide too much cable under a ceiling light rose

    We’ve removed a strip light from the kitchen and discovered loads of cable behind it. Loops from different plugs and switches so it can’t be removed. It was easily hidden in the big light but ive bought a light with 3 spots on a pole and the rose bit is pretty shallow. the wires can’t be pushed...
  12. Matthew E

    Ceiling fan wiring, power from switch

    Installed a new ceiling fan, with no previous light or power. There is a switch in the room that controls an outlet. I am trying to draw power from that switch to install another switch that controls the fan (+fan light, just 1 switch for both). Before I do the wiring, just want to make sure I...
  13. D

    Asbestos Artex Ceilings and Wiring in Suspended Ceiling for Bathroom

    Hi, I live in a property built in 1911. It has had asbestos artex applied to every ceiling in the house. I am currently creating a new bathroom, which will have 4 downlights, 4 low level lights on motion sensor, an extractor fan, an LED mirror, wall mounted toothbrush charger, and a shaver...
  14. K

    Double insulated ceiling fittings

    Afternoon All. Could someone please advise a good source for class 2 ceiling light fittings. Looking for modern LED types. My house has no earth in the lighting circuit. Thanks
  15. S

    No power through ceiling rose

    Hello all, I'm replacing a 3-bulb spotlight with a standard BG ceiling rose but upon connecting, the light won't turn on; the problem is, I can't see why. We can handle the wiring shortly, but after a day or two of testing - wiring the spot back on, test (it works), replacing with the ceiling...
  16. D

    UK 50mm (2x2) clear services void between plasterboard ceiling below and vapour barrier above:

    With current regs is 50mm enough, I know in floors they should be 50mm clear of the plasterboard, but this is a flat roof with vapour barrier and insulation above. Secondly would you agree that the cables should ideally be clipped with metal clips due to new fire regs.
  17. S

    Sand above the ceiling

    What's this all about? Sound deadening? Haven't seen this before,. Apart from that how do you delete a post?
  18. J

    USA Ceiling fan wiring easy help

    New fan with light - and remote. Wiring in first pic from manual. Black, brown, blue, white. Second pic - my light fixture pulled down with wires. Black wire not connected to anything. Two switches on wall. One turns on black/hot to two light wires. Other switch only turns on single black wire...
  19. S

    Safely split ceiling lamp for three bulbs.

    Hey all. New here and new to 3 phase. I had some electric experience on set in Los Angeles as a gaffer for a couple of years, but it was mainly single-phase - counting amps and avoiding blowing circuits type deal. Also did basic wiring in my old 73 chevy truck as well. So nothing huge. But...
  20. 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...

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