Hi,
Before I begin, my level of experience in wiring is practically zero, so sorry if I have missed anything obvious.
I'm having some problems replacing a double light switch for my new house. The wiring is very old (and being replaced in the New Year), and all the wires are red.
The switches are for the hallway and the living room lights. There wasn't a problem before I tried to change the switch - the old switches were just old and getting sticky when changing. When taking the old switches off, the wiring didn't allow for much room to take a look at what went where, and with it being an old switch, the layouts of the ports are different to the new ones I've bought. I overeagerly unscrewed the wires going into the old switch without taking a better note of what went where.
The main power wire is not very long, so doesn't allow for much flexibility, however it is placed in one of the Com ports. Sharing this port is another wire which is in the shape of an 'n'. The other end of this 'n wire' is placed in the adjacent Com. The wires for the two rooms' lights are then placed in the L1 ports for each switch. Both L2 ports are left vacant.
The problem being encountered is that the living room light will not turn on unless the hallway light is also on. No matter what combination of ways I try and wiring the switches up the result is the same (or no lights come on at all). It's not the end of the world, but I dislike having lights on unnecessarily.
Like I say, the house is going to be rewired in the New Year (it truly is in an awful state, even someone of my level can see that) so if it's costly or really awkward to fix then I can live with it for no, but any simply solutions would be welcome!
Diagram:
http://postimg.org/image/3rm4g3stt/
Thanks
Before I begin, my level of experience in wiring is practically zero, so sorry if I have missed anything obvious.
I'm having some problems replacing a double light switch for my new house. The wiring is very old (and being replaced in the New Year), and all the wires are red.
The switches are for the hallway and the living room lights. There wasn't a problem before I tried to change the switch - the old switches were just old and getting sticky when changing. When taking the old switches off, the wiring didn't allow for much room to take a look at what went where, and with it being an old switch, the layouts of the ports are different to the new ones I've bought. I overeagerly unscrewed the wires going into the old switch without taking a better note of what went where.
The main power wire is not very long, so doesn't allow for much flexibility, however it is placed in one of the Com ports. Sharing this port is another wire which is in the shape of an 'n'. The other end of this 'n wire' is placed in the adjacent Com. The wires for the two rooms' lights are then placed in the L1 ports for each switch. Both L2 ports are left vacant.
The problem being encountered is that the living room light will not turn on unless the hallway light is also on. No matter what combination of ways I try and wiring the switches up the result is the same (or no lights come on at all). It's not the end of the world, but I dislike having lights on unnecessarily.
Like I say, the house is going to be rewired in the New Year (it truly is in an awful state, even someone of my level can see that) so if it's costly or really awkward to fix then I can live with it for no, but any simply solutions would be welcome!
Diagram:
http://postimg.org/image/3rm4g3stt/
Thanks
