Hi everybody,
Im new to this Forum in terms of posting but i have been browsing this fantastic site for months for handy DIY tips, I now have a problem,let me explain,
At my sister house i decided to change a 3 Gang switch, Should have been simple BUT, i got lost with the wires and where they go, Her house has the old fashioned wiring system, i now have 4 cables and dont know where they go,
cable 1, Blk+red
cable 2, Blk+red
cable 3, Blk +red
cable 4, Blk+red
what i do know is there were 3 switches,
1 switch for the downstairs hallway light (controlled only by this switch)
1 switch for the outside exterior light (controlled only by this switch)
1 switch for the 2 way for upstairs landing
From all the 4 cables only 1 Black wire has got some live (as tested with tester) and all the others are dead,
this is what was left of the old switch when i removed the cables..NOTE: THE RED WIRES YOU SEE ARE LOOPED OVER FROM ONE GANG TO THE OTHER.
and this is my new switch
can someone pls help me,
Also how do i fianlly wire the upstairs 2 way switch with the old fashion wiring using only the Blk+Red wires?
Im not clued up on electrics at all and all i have learnt is from this site,but now i have made a mess with something that i shouldnt have attemted in the first place..Many thanks in advance..
Im new to this Forum in terms of posting but i have been browsing this fantastic site for months for handy DIY tips, I now have a problem,let me explain,
At my sister house i decided to change a 3 Gang switch, Should have been simple BUT, i got lost with the wires and where they go, Her house has the old fashioned wiring system, i now have 4 cables and dont know where they go,
cable 1, Blk+red
cable 2, Blk+red
cable 3, Blk +red
cable 4, Blk+red
what i do know is there were 3 switches,
1 switch for the downstairs hallway light (controlled only by this switch)
1 switch for the outside exterior light (controlled only by this switch)
1 switch for the 2 way for upstairs landing
From all the 4 cables only 1 Black wire has got some live (as tested with tester) and all the others are dead,
this is what was left of the old switch when i removed the cables..NOTE: THE RED WIRES YOU SEE ARE LOOPED OVER FROM ONE GANG TO THE OTHER.
and this is my new switch
can someone pls help me,
Also how do i fianlly wire the upstairs 2 way switch with the old fashion wiring using only the Blk+Red wires?
Im not clued up on electrics at all and all i have learnt is from this site,but now i have made a mess with something that i shouldnt have attemted in the first place..Many thanks in advance..