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Hello Gavin, Thanks for your reply - sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I've been away for a couple of days. The left hand switch as you look face on to it operates the light in question. Seems to me like its probably a job for an electrician! I only wanted to change a switch front...

Hello Spark123, As you look face on at the switches as they would fit on the wall, you would have L at the top, L2 at the bottom left, and L1 at the bottom right. If you turned the switch round, and looked at the back of it, you would still have L at the top, but L1 would be on the bottom left...

Hello again, not sure if that diagram has uploaded clearly enough to make out all the details. The top picture shows the 2 gang 2 way switch. The left switch is for the internal light, the right switch is for the external light. The external light is working ok. There are 3 cables going into the...

Hello Mr spark123 - thank you very much indeed for that information. I had never heard of imageshack. Thats brilliant, thanks for telling me about it. I hope you can see this wiring diagram ok. As you can see, I really AM a botchartist. Next time her indoors wants switch fronts changeing...

Hello, I wonder if anyone can give me any advice please. All I needed to do was change some switch fronts, from the old plastic ones to new brushed steel. The switches are not quite the same inside. I have wired them according to the wiring diagram I have drawn, but the 2 way switching isnt...