Recent content by John280643

Thanks, Mike. I'm John - not Andy! No I'm not trade - just an old bloke trying to figure it out myself. I've got the little connectors but not the box. If I don't have to disconnect any wires in the switch, it looks as though it's going to be easier than I thought. Thanks for your help, and...

Thanks Andy. If I disconnect it at the double switch, would that be OK? Or would putting wire nuts on the cable which connected to the light fitting be OK? (Do we use wire caps in the UK?) Otherwise, what would a suitable enclosure be, please? Some sort of junction box? I'd like it to be as...

Thanks for your replies. I am very grateful for your help. The tube is under a pelmet and I really don't need a light there anymore. There is another light in the room (a double switch by the door) If I remove the florescent fitting and don't replace it, if the switch is turned on by mistake...

Thanks. If I remove the fitting, will the circuit be safe, please?

Thanks . Is it safe if I don't switch it on? I'm thinking of removing the fitting and not replacing it.

Hi If the fuse box lighting circuit trips every time I turn the switch on, and continues to do this when I remove the tube, and continues to do it when I remove the starter do I have to replace the unit, or would it trip anyway with the tube removed, please, and should I be looking at a faulty...