Do It Yourself (DIY) - June 2007

I have installed a light fixture with a transformer and it is making this loud buzzing noise.

1- Did i install it wrong? (But the lights worked for a while.. when i did the final installation it stopped working.. may be a wire got loose or something? Would the lights work if the installation was wrong? Buzzing continues even though the light does not work. I shut it off for now to be safe...)

2- Is it normal for a transformer to make a loud buzzing noise?

3- I bundled up all the black cables(4 wires going into individual branches) from the fixture and connected to what i thought was black cable into transformer and i bundled up all white wires(4 wires) and connected to white cable into transformer. I made sure no black wires touch black wires...If i connected the wires wrong terminal into transformer.. wouyld that contribute to loud noise??

4- How would i know if the transformer was damaged by a faulty installation?

Thanks alot.

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the cement used to hold down the kitchen tiles is still visible and about 3mm raised from the underlying concrete surface.

owing to ongoing problems with my neighbours, using an industrial grinder to remove the cement is not an option, hence this request.

i have tried using hydrochloric acid (33%) with some success but this is an ugly process.

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thanks and regards,

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