light switch

Hi all. Apologies for the novice question... I've changed many single light switches in the past but today I have tried to replace my dual light switch in my hallway. The light can be controlled by switches upstairs and downstairs. I took a picture of the before switch and I've directly...

During renovations to my daughters house we want to renew the light switches however we have a 2 gang switch that is different to all the others in house and it uses 4 terminals on each switch. I can only find switches with 3 terminals at B&q tool station and screwfix. Can someone give me a...

In my hall way I have a 2 gang switch where one controls outside light and the other the hallway light. Hallway light can also be controlled by a separate switch in the hallway too. I’m installing a smart switch where I’ve tried once and managed to have it connected and one light the Hallway...

Attached is photo of my kitchen switch. The 3rd light is not working as shown in the picture. Power is going to 3rd ceiling pendant when the 3rd switch is on and stops when 3rd switch is off. But the light itself does not go on. The 1st and 2nd lights are working fine. I have since...

Hello everyone, I have done a stupid thing and not noted down which output my wires go to in my 2 gang switch, as I was putting a new face plate on. I have two ceiling lights going to a double switch. Said double switch has three sets of wires coming from it..so I guess one is from my main...

Hi I am trying to replace my light fitting but having trouble with the wires. I have three grey cables from the ceiling - two have earth, live & neutral but the third has just one wire coming from it and it has one lone red wire inside. I have attached pictures of the wiring and would like to...

Hello, I am changing the fittings in my kids room from an ordinary plastic switch to a brass dimmer switch. However the wiring is different. Currently, there is a black and a red cable however the dimmer switch has a few additions. It has the arrow symbol through a smooth wave, an L2 and an L1...

Below is my latest edition to my Automated world, a Fibaro FGS-223 module what controls the upstairs hallway light and the light in the spare room next door to the switch. Cables are: feed in, light 1, light 2, 2-way switch downstairs, and switch in adjacent room. Bit tight in there... 2 by...

Hi, I am trying to install a new double dimmer switch to replace a normal double light switch, but the old wiring / new switch is confusing me. My old switch has L1, L2 and Com, but the new switch only has L1 and Com. The connections to the old switch are: L1: Red and Blue L2: Red and Yellow...

Hi All, This is my first post here ever, so please be gentle with me! I have a double-garage with an automatic "up and over door" which is operated by a key fob: I reverse my car into the drive, press the button, the garage door opens, and I reverse into the garage, then close the garage door...

So was looking through a nauticalia catalogue and saw this item, a security timer light switch that fits over a normal existing UK light switch and does not require any re-wiring of the existing light switch. Advertised as being compatible with single, double and triple light switches. Just...

Hello - I am replacing a lighting wall switch (it has 3 switches to front panel) and am confused by the differences in the labeling of the connections. I have created a diagram with the current wiring shown and labelled. The bottom diagram show the layout of the new switch. Looking at the...

Hi All, Apologies if this already on the Wiki.... On my outside lights I have two 1 gang switches fed from the ceiling rose (one for the outside toilet, and one for the rear garden light) What I want to do is change the garden light 1 gang switch for a 2 gang switch where the left one would...

Hi (y) Just moved home and fixing the place up. Have replaced many a light switch in my years but never a bathroom pullcord. In this instance the old owner had a pullcord light switch installed in the bedroom, where there is no sinks or toilets or risk of water splashing. I don't know why, we...

I'd like to install a dimmer switch to control my lighting. I know you can get rotary dimmers like these: http://goo.gl/kuPhwq, which are the usual way to install this. Instead, I would like to use a 3 way retractive switch for dimming. I've seen 3 position retractive switch modules from...

So I have a light switch in a stud wall. I want to cut a door in the wall where the switch is and move the switch to the side. I know cables should run vertically. But my issue is I cant access the ceiling void without cutting a hole in the ceiling to move the cable over. Can you run the cable...

So I am in the process of getting one of the rooms in my house re-plasterd after it had damp remedial work done to it. Today I took down the existing light fitting that was in the room (was a wooden based 3 x ses swivel light with 3 x 5w SES LED candle bulbs) and I replaced it with a normal BC...