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    Replacing lightswitch

    Done it and all working as it should be. Really appreciate the help. Thank you. The only thing that I find a bit shady with the British General sockets is the fixing screws. One of them threaded when I was trying to put the socket plate on and it was a nightmare to get out. Ended up scratching...
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    Replacing lightswitch

    Ah ok. I misunderstood. Think I've got it now. There's two red wires coming from a white sheath and a red, blue and yellow coming from a grey sheath. It's the red wire from the grey sheath that you meant by the single red wire.
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    Replacing lightswitch

    Thanks. The sheaths are pretty much non existant. Like everything else in this housing association property, everything's a bit of a bodge job. But the wires are wired exactly as the diagram EFLImpudence sent. I put a piece of masking tape around the single red wire so I can easily identify it.
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    Replacing lightswitch

    Thanks. I tried this, but it doesn't work right. The left hand switch on the new socket is connected to my bathroom light. The right hand switch powers my hallway light, and there is also a 2nd single switch elsewhere in the hallway that turns on the hallway light as well. When connected as...
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    Replacing lightswitch

    Hi all. I've also bought the same two way switch as the last person that posted pics. Can I swap this for my existing one, and if possible which wires would go where to do so? Thanks in advance.
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