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    Rcd Switching Off

    Yes !!! But in fact, the problem was linked to another DIY project I was doing ... While screwing a little piece of wood in our utility room, a screw went into an electric cable ... (I thought you couldn't have horizontal electric cable in the walls in UK ...). I guess I'm very lucky it didn't...
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    Rcd Switching Off

    Hello, A few minutes ago my RCD went off, without being able to put it back on again. I've then removed all the appliance from the plugs, switch off all the fuse (not sure if you say fuse) from the main board, apart from the ground and first floor lights. Lights were working all fine. I then...
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    Help! Ceiling Lamp Not Switching Off / Or Not At All ...

    @Sharpend Indeed, yellow is the switch wire. And red are permanent lives. So, yellow went to brown, reds all together and blue+black to blue. Work like a charm :-) Thank you
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    Help! Ceiling Lamp Not Switching Off / Or Not At All ...

    @NozSpark If I remember well, on the previous ceiling light, I had: On the left, the small yellow cable, in the middle the red wires, all together, then on the left the blue and black cables, link together. Then, the light (blue and brown cables) were plugged to the yellow and blue/black...
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    Help! Ceiling Lamp Not Switching Off / Or Not At All ...

    @ProDave I know, I should have taken photos ... I was going to then got disturbed ... If I figure out how to upload photos on here, I will show you how it stands right now. As said earlier, we have in the entrance a with with 3 buttons. From left to right: upstairs light (2 way), entrance...
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    Help! Ceiling Lamp Not Switching Off / Or Not At All ...

    Hi, I'm trying to replace our ceiling lamp and I'm running into issues. In the entrance, we have 3 switches: - one for outside - one for the entrance - one for upstairs (can switch the upstairs light from upstairs too) No other switches (as far as I know) for the outside and entrance lamp...
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