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Author Fittin a new light in my house... But how?
JJ
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Registered: 20th Apr 00
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23rd Jan 05 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Do i need to switch all the electric off in the house or can I just switch the origional light of at the switch and then work away?

Silly question but im not an electrician lol
Mark Petty
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Registered: 26th Jul 01
Location: Bournemouth Drives: Suzuki gsf600
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23rd Jan 05 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u need to turn the electrics off
chr15barn3s
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23rd Jan 05 at 19:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just take the fuse out of the light circuit or switch the power off

[Edited on 23-01-2005 by chr15barn3s]
Dave
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If you're on an RCD just flip the circuit for the lights off. If you are on an older fuse box with individual fuses pull the one for the lights. At least you know that way the power is definately off.
mav
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Electrics need to be off..

My fuse box is split...so seperate switches for

Lights up stairs
lights down stairs
Ring main up stairs
ring main down stairs..
shower

Makes life a whole lot easier..........
jrsteeve
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turn the light on then find ur fuse box and flick them off till that light goes off, then work away.
frenchcorsa@work
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23rd Jan 05 at 19:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol call an ambulance before you try
seriously the safe option is to switch all the electric of the house but if you just want to change a light just make sure you don't touch wires...
JJ
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23rd Jan 05 at 19:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol cheers people, Ill switch all the power off at the mains then... Although will need to wait till next weekend now so i can work at it with day light
Mark
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24th Jan 05 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
don't connect all the blacks and all the reds together.

one of the blacks is actually a switched live coming back from the light switch. and should (but never is) marked with red tape or a red sleeve.
JJ
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29th Jan 05 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Went to fit the new light today and noticed there is no earth point comin from the mains... The light set is halogen and there is an earth on the light, so, i need an earth in the mains dont i or a new light lol????

 
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