Recent content by joonny

You are a star - thanks! That did the job. When I took the switch off one of the browns wasn't connected, so I can only think it wasn't secured properly and popped out as I disconnected the front panel. That's why I didn't try what you suggested. Anyway, learnt my lesson, will get a pro in...

That's right, there are four brown - two from the 3 core, two from the top. Edit:just realised I may be incorrectly calling it a 3 core based on that!

Yup, that's definitely what I've currently got. Upstairs landing works fine, no other upstairs lights do.

Thanks for the help. I've just spent 90 minutes on this and it won't work. It's currently in a state where the upstairs light works from both upstairs and downstairs switches, but no other upstairs lights work. I've had it where all the upstairs lights work but the upstairs landing one...

Thanks for the good advice and links. I'll take note. Here's a couple of pictures of the inside of the downstairs switch. I haven't messed with this one, its working fine.

Thanks for your replies. To answer questions in order| I don't have a before picture; I thought I'd kept the wires adequately separated as to where they had come out but clearly not. I don't have a test meter - something I will rectify tomorrow. This is the first and last switch I've...

Hi, Familiar tale, i've changed light switch at the top of the stairs, and for the life of me cannot get it to work. At the moment, in the configuration I've got, the switch at the bottom of the stairs doesn't turn the upstairs light on (where I've changed the socket), and turning the...