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Diane Charlton

Looking for assistance and advice. I have damp coming in my ceiling and it caused one of my lights to short taking out all the lights in my house. I changed the main fuse and turned the socket off for the dodgy light but still it keeps randomly making the 'popping' noise and I am worried about safety. My electrician is not answering his phone and I would appreciate advice as to the urgency of this being looked at. Thank you.
 
you will probably have a permanent L in the ceiling rose or light fitting. only cure is to isolate at fuse/MCB . take fitting down and dry out the connections.
 
As above,, or replace with another light (Like this) until the other dries out.
 
Give us a location Diane and one of our members will more than likely be in your area

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I think she's in Rugby, unless she likes playing rugby and misread the form...
 
The light bulb is not the problem, fuses them out. The problem is the damp which is why I want to just isolate it for the time being.
 
is it a rose with a pendant drop or a fixed light on the ceiling. a photo would be nice.
 
unscrew the cover off the rose. if it stuck with paint, tap with hammer. then get a pic. and post it here.
 
Spammer has been banned, all posts relating/replying to the banned member have now been deleted as a tidy up exercise, please ensure further posts are relative to the initial enquiry thankyou.
 

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