Fellas, i want to replace an old light switch. I\\\'ve bought a replacement fitting expecting it to be a straight forward job. i unscrewed the old fitting and it has three wires going into it, all of them red! Any ideas???
Help with light switch
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followed crafty's advice (cheers crafty), i had 3 red wires going into seperate terminals, i lablled each wire and made sure that they went into the same terminal in new fitting (the new fitting is far newer than old so not totally same style. ... job done apart from now the lights in my other two bedrooms don't work! Any advice appreciated 
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well two of the cable were together internally maybe of the switch you will have to move one wire at a time you will end up with one wire in C or common and two in L1. it is sending out a perminant live to feed other lights by the sound of it
i'm thinking 2 of the lives are looping in (and need to be connected together in one terminal), and the other live is switched. How was the old switch wired? and how is the new switch wired?Bre said:
EDIT: fireman that was as clear as mud. you been on the juice?
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breezer
Bre said:
are you saying you changed the light switch AND the light fitting?
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breezer
fireman22 said:
no, read this
Bre said:
how else would lights in other bedrooms not work if he only changed a switch?
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