disconecting pully switch
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Two red and two blue? That sounds dodgy for a start... you sure they ain't black?
Are you saying that the main switch and the pullswitch both operated the light before? If so, that's a two-way switching arrangement - look at the 'For Reference' thread at the top of the Electrics UK forum index to see how it might have been wired.
Are you saying that the main switch and the pullswitch both operated the light before? If so, that's a two-way switching arrangement - look at the 'For Reference' thread at the top of the Electrics UK forum index to see how it might have been wired.
Great minds, Plug!!
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If it's two way switching there should be a yellow wire as well
i CAN'T REMEMBER HOW IT WAS WIRED BEFORE. tHERE IS AN EARTH WHICH I HAVE WIRED. tHE PULL SWITCH HAS NOW BEEN THROWN AWAY. I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND IT HAS 1 LIVE CONNECTION AND ANOTHER WITH COM1. rEALLY I WOULD LIKE TO JUST COVER UP THE HOLE IN THE CEILING AND WIRE IT ALL TO CONNECTION BOXES. iS THIS POSSIBLE...HELP THE LIGHT DOESN'T WORK BUT I NEED IT.
plugwash said:
what color was this "earth" wire
did you by any chance assume some yellow wires were earth?!
earth in british house wiring is done through bare cores which are sleeved with green/yellow sleeving
also what is the wiring like at the light fitting and at the wall switch
sorry its hard to be more helpfull but we can't really help until we have figured out wth is going on with your wiring
let this be a lesson to note down the connections before removing anything
did you by any chance assume some yellow wires were earth?!
earth in british house wiring is done through bare cores which are sleeved with green/yellow sleeving
also what is the wiring like at the light fitting and at the wall switch
sorry its hard to be more helpfull but we can't really help until we have figured out wth is going on with your wiring
let this be a lesson to note down the connections before removing anything
I doubt that - light switches very rarely have a neutral present, just live and switched live. What colours are the wires?DIYBABY said:
It would be very useful to know which wires are live at each switch, and if any run between the two. As well as failing to make notes when you removed the old switch, have you also failed to equip yourself with one of the essential tools for doing work like this, i.e. a multimeter?
It never rains but it pours. Try tightening it up first - that can sometimes break the seal.DIYBABY said:
And BTW - please stop SHOUTING!
If you want to work on your electrics, a multimeter becomes a "normal" household tool, just like the screwdrivers you use to gain access to the cables, and the wire cutters and strippers you use to prepare them.DIYBABY said:
Without any way to determine which wires are live, and which ones run between the switches, it might be very difficult for you to sort this out.
That's what you had at the pull-switch. What's at the other switch, the "main" one as you call it?
And just to set all our minds at rest about this red & blue stuff - are you sure that you're not looking at a 3 Core + Earth cable (Red, Blue, Yellow & Earth) with the yellow cut right back for some reason?
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