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Questions specific to DIY projects in the United Kingdom. Use with any relevant project tags (i.e. [electrical])

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Why are their no cheap wifi thermostats? [closed]

We have a simple analogue dial-based room thermostat. The sort of thing that costs about £15. I'm considering replacing it with a programmable one - which would cost maybe £30. When I recently went to …
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Why are my LED lights glowing?

Electroboom answered this well in a youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bgUy6zA0ts It's basically using the switch wiring as a capacitor, and is not a wiring fault.
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Does getting live/neutral the right way round actually matter? [duplicate]

I was replacing an electrical socket in my (UK) house, and I noticed that the previous occupant had wired live and neutral backwards. …
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Why are my LED lights glowing?

I'm in the UK, and the light is serviced by 2 switches. Also, if I turn off the main circuit breaker for the lighting, they do stop glowing. …
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