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  1. S

    Options for bathroom fan in downstairs flat

    Hi all, Got an awkward bathroom fan installation in a downstairs flat, concrete ceilings and (some) walls. Bathroom is already fully tiled and 'finished'. Due to the window in the bathroom, it is impossible to get a fan directly out of the one external wall. A window fan is a theoretical option...
  2. G

    Issue with supply from downstairs flat

    Good evening all, So been to an upstairs flat today I East ham, the entire road is terraced 2 storey building which look like a row of terraced house but are in fact all flats one down and one up. The owner downstairs allowed me in to look a couple of weeks ago and there are two fuses one for...
  3. erkan1

    Ring Doorbell has messed up Downstairs Lights

    I have recently installed a Ring Wired Doorbell, and everything had been working perfectly, however randomly the lights downstairs stopped working. I tried turning them all on and off through the switch board, which sorted out the lights, however the Ring Doorbell is turning on and off and...
  4. S

    Downstairs lights taking very long to light up

    Hi all. My downstairs lights are taking very long to light up after I switch them on….can take 20+ secs for the light to actually light up after pressing the switch. Any idea why and how to resolve this please? Thanks
  5. C

    Double socket in attic, ability to turn on off downstairs?

    Hi there sorry if I’m not making myself clear from the title, I live in a bungalow. basically I want to add a double socket in the attic with the ability to turn it on and off from my passageway just below the attic door, would this be possible by adding a switch to my existing light switch ?
  6. L

    Drilled through kitchen light cable repaired with crimps now none of my lights work up or downstairs

    My son was moving a cupboard for me & deliberately went diagonal from light switch to avoid cable. Then no bang or flash of light he just stopped & said I’ve went through a cable. After seeking advice on how to repair, we attempted to use cable crimps. Turned the power back on & not only did my...
    • LindaK
    • Thread
    • cable crimps downstairs electrical work kitchen light lights through
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. G

    Downstairs toilet... regulations

    Hi, Currently rewiring my new house and have accepted that the building inspector wants and extractor fan in the downstairs loo. However I'm struggling to work out what is acceptable in regards to "zones" There is no shower or bath, but there is a small sink and the toilet. The extractor...
  8. H

    Downstairs sockets keep tripping

    Hiya, I am wondering if I could get some advice please? I know nothing electrical speak so I apologise lol For the past 2 days the downstairs sockets keep tripping. Lights all on everywhere and upstairs not effected. Only thing that goes is the sockets. Nothing new been plugged in, nothing...
  9. E

    Upstairs and downstairs MCBs connected?

    Hi all new here and wondering if you have seen heard of this situation/problem? I wanted to remove surface mount sockets from the living room wall to decorate. In my old house I would just flick the mcb off for the downstairs ring and then made sure the sockets were dead before proceeding...
  10. Thomas Connolly

    Extractor Fan in Downstairs Loo

    Hi Folks, I've been asked to install an extractor fan in a downstairs toilet . One that sits in the glass of the window. (That part has been done already) I'm going to look at the job tomorrow so I'm assuming the window is just the glass and doesn't actually open hence the need for the...
  11. A

    Downstairs lighting issue

    A customers downstairs lights keep tripping (they have advised me that this has been happening for the last 7 years that they have been living there). All lights are standard type lamps and there are no low voltage transformers used on these lights. The lighting circuit has 2 x wall lights, 4...
  12. K

    lost main lights downstairs

    Hi all, New here and looking for some advice please. I needed to fix a bulb socket in an upstairs bedroom, so I switched off all the electric at the fuse box and removed all fuses, I have 4 red slots and 2 white. There is only 5 fuses in total. So I proceed to fix the issue which just need to...
  13. jonnyb

    Confused about a fault with downstairs lighting, any ideas?

    Hi chaps I have a query and wouldn't mind any suggestions. I've been preparing a consumer unit swap, ran the usual tests and no major worries except a low insulation resistance test on a ring. Going to swap the board tomorrow morning. Customer asked me to swap some lighting switches whilst I was...
  14. C

    How should I relocate the downstairs hall/landing light switch box?

    Hi all, apologies if my description & terminology is 'novice'! I need to relocate the light switch box (with x2 switches) which currently is in a Cupboard in the downstairs entrance hall; initially this box was in the Hall but part of the Hall was subsequently blocked into a Cupboard, trapping...
    • CJL
    • Thread
    • box downstairs landing light light switch switch switches
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  15. D

    Help with two-way two-gang light switch, upstairs and downstairs

    Hi All, Sorry if this is the wrong place to post, I have just removed two smart switches, and I have lost the picture I took of how the two-way two-gang light switches operated for my downstairs/upstairs lights. None of the online diagrams, instructions etc.. match to how mine is done. Any help...
  16. S

    downstairs lights looking for advice

    hi all job this morning downstairs /landing lights not working ...lights flickered and went off last night ( trip stayed on)..mcb working (another circuit connected to it works fine) tested this morning (no cpc ) joined line and neutral at board tested at ceiling rose continuity ok .. but no...
  17. C

    Cut-out and Meter for flat in downstairs shop

    Just wondering if anyone has anyone information on this: Been asked to quote on a rewire for a 1 bed flat. The cutout and prepayment meter is in the shop below. (1 cut-out - henley blocked into 2 supplies) The flat and shop are owned by different people - but the shop owner allows the folks...
  18. J

    Help.. no lights downstairs in my home

    Hope someone can please help with strange (to me) issue I turned lights in last night in my home & they came on & then went off. But all apart from 1 light downstairs in my house doesn't work. At first I thought fuse, but it's ok. The 1 light that stays on is on same fuse as the ones that...
  19. gazdkw82

    damp - downstairs toilet resolution

    Iv decided its time to sort my downstairs toilet out. Its wall pappered and it has damp all around the back wall under/around the sink and toilet. our house is 1930's so its not cavity wall. the toilet is situated at the front corner of the house next to the front door which is north facing...
  20. S

    Elec towel rail in downstairs washroom.

    Heyo, having a new downstairs washroom, sink, basin, boiler and elec towel rail. The electrician tells me that under the latest IEE 17th ed regs its OK to have the switch for the towel rail inside the washroom in the zone 2 area, as there's no steam from a bath or shower - is this correct ? I...

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