I have a two gang switch in a bedroom, one gang goes to the ceiling rose the other to a walk in cupboard light which is operated by a pull cord and will only work if switched on at the two gang switch. I have recently installed down lights and want to put a dimmer switch on so my question is, because I want to keep the cupboard light and it is switched in the cupboard is there a way at the back of the 2 gang that I can connect up so as to remove the cupboard light from the 2 gang thus allowing me to connect the dimmer??
2 gang switch to a dimmer with a difference
- Thread starter doddj
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Just find the permanent live feed (should be a red or brown wire, probably linked across to the other gang of the switch using a short piece of identical wire) and connect the feed to the cupboard lights into one of these terminals.
Identify the two conductors controlling the power to the cupboard light. Remove them from the switch and connect them together in an insulated terminal block. Check to make sure the cupboard light still works in the same way as before. Then replace the switch with a dimmer, connecting to the two remaining conductors.
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Qedelec said:
Ah, good point - the answer to this one depends on the existing wiring configuration. Any chance of a picture of the wiring behind the switch?
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