light fitting

I found some outdoor light fittings I'd like to buy but they only come in one shade of near black. How difficult would it be to repaint to a colour of my choice ? They are die cast aluminum. I saw some CROP spray paints online, never heard of them but they also do a epoxy primer and a clear...

Hi! I have purchased a polystyrene ceiling rose and a new light fitting. The problem is the ceiling attachment of the light fitting has a diameter of 12cm- do I have to cut out a 12cm hole from the middle of the ceiling rose in order to fit it? The central circle in the centre of the ceiling...

Hi all, I am going to replace a ceiling pendent for a new light/fan. The instructions included are not the best as they appear to be for a slightly different model with a different base so don't show me what I should do with the earth. The bracket and light are both metal. The bracket that...

Afternoon all, I have a situation in my house that I could use some advice on. In the hallway, there is a disused light fitting (ceiling rose present but no bulb attachment when moved in) that would have been connected to the switch pictured near the door: There's also an outside light...

Hi, I've got two lights on a 2 gang switch. One of which works fine, the other doesn't work at all. It seems the switch is working correctly - power into one side, which it bridged to the other, and both switch lives are actually live when switched on. In the dodgy fitting, I have 3 wires - 2...

Hi Does anyone know how I get the black plastic bulb holder out of a light without breaking it? It seems alot harder than it ought to be as its loose and doesnt appear to be attached to anything within the casing.

Hi, I have around and over bed wardrobes. The over bed units are 1600mm wide and the bed is ~1400mm wide so I have some filler strips either side (the bed is not right back against the wall as there is a slim shelf). I want to put some recessed LEDs in the side filler strips and some "puck"...

Hi all, Got an extension about to start in the new year. There will be a new bedroom, hallway, bathroom and a kitchen diner. Want to get warm white LED downlights for the bedroom (dimmable) and cool white for the kitchen and bathroom. Also want to avoid the ones where you can't replace the...

I am at my wits end with this light fitting. We’ve been living in this house for 3 months and come across quite a few failed DIY jobs from the previous owners, and unsafe electrics. I’m trying to fit a new light fitting in the kitchen and was surprised to find four wires (not including the...

I've replaced three GU10 fittings like the one below without issue. It's been as simple as grabbing one or two of the lugs and twisting anticlockwise. The inside white ring then twists about a centimetre and then falls out from the middle ring. The light blub with then fall down slightly, and...

Hi I recently fitted a new light fitting on the ceiling of a downstairs bathroom now every time I'm the light is turned off it trips out the lights. From what I understand I've why did it wrong so that the switch is back to front ie off is on / on is off. But I don't understand how to correct it...

Hi All, I installed a new 3 way switch and intially had it working on all 3 switches after just doing a switch by switch cross over of the cables. I then snapped a screw in the backing box which meant draggging all the wires out. Although I tried to group them I have been unable to rewire...

Hi All, My partner on a whim has purchased a new living room light, we currently have the dangly kind. I’ve taken a quick look and it appears we may not have an earth wire so might not be able to switch the ceiling light now. Before I call in a professional to help switch the lights I’m...

We have a loft ladder that unfortunately sits over the top of a recessed GU10 spotlight, so when we had our insulation topped up, the combined weight/pressure pushed down on the top of the light fitting so that it protruded slightly from the ceiling. I'm not sure the light was fitted...

Replacing an old bathroom light that takes a G10 bulb with one single LED downlight, link below. https://www.screwfix.com/p/luceco-ftype-fixed-fire-rated-led-downlight-white-600lm-6w-220-240v/7046t My current wiring looks like this: Inside of the downlight to be installed: After i...

Hi all First time attempting to replace a light fitting. I have unscrewed the current metallic light fitting only to find what appears to be old wiring with the earth not actually connected to anything? The new light I have is copper and the instructions state in bold that this light must be...

I bought this light fitting second hand and it didn't come with any fixings. As you can see from the photos, the screw holes are not on the sides of the ceiling mount unit so buying the usual metal bracket for this wouldn't work. Should I screw the fitting directly into the ceiling using Rawl...

Hi I am replacing a ceiling light and have discovered three cables, each with three cables. Photo is attached showing the cables with the old light fitting. Two cables are 3 core. The other seems to have 1 earth and two live going by the colour. My new light is only fitted with 3 single blocks...

Hi everyone I hope someone can advise me with this problem. We have moved into a house with handsome original ceiling roses, which I don't want to damage. The previous owners had some pretty chunky chandeliers installed, and in the centre of the ceiling rose there's an 8cm hole with a hook in...

Hi, I'm changing a bedroom light fitting, which was a ceiling rose with 4 cables. The new light fitting just has live and neutral. I've followed previous advice and connected the 3 plain black wires to the neutral, the switched live (black with red tape) to the live, the 4 red wires to a single...