Kitchen under wall unit lighting
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breezer
it depends how your existing light switch has been wired, turn the mains off and have a look at how many wires are there (not counting the copper one connected to the box, which should be coloured green or green/yellow)
If it has been done as it should be done then you cannot connect your new lights to this switch, sorry.
However you can (no matter how it is done) connect the new lights to your existing lights, you would need to connect them colour to colour i.e. brown to brown, blue to blue this way they will come on when your existing lights do
If it has been done as it should be done then you cannot connect your new lights to this switch, sorry.
However you can (no matter how it is done) connect the new lights to your existing lights, you would need to connect them colour to colour i.e. brown to brown, blue to blue this way they will come on when your existing lights do
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breezer
i do not understand what you are saying.
if you are saying can you connect it across an existing 2 gang switch you can, but it wont work
if you are saying can you connect it across an existing 2 gang switch you can, but it wont work
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What I meant to say was, if you have two lights in a room controlled by two switches, then can you not have the main kitchen light on one switch and the other controlling the lights, say spotlights over the units?
Sorry to be a novice but just wanted to know.
Sorry to be a novice but just wanted to know.
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breezer
yes you can, but it would have to be wired like that in the first place.
(to be "picky" yes it could also be altered") but you can not connect another light across the switch and expect it to work as normal, as at the switch you have has a live and switched live, no neutral
(to be "picky" yes it could also be altered") but you can not connect another light across the switch and expect it to work as normal, as at the switch you have has a live and switched live, no neutral
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