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Update - I investigated all the wiring to the 3 switches today and it turned out my hunch was correct - the blue/red/yellow cable was legacy from an old conventional switch system. No neutral, just straightforward lighting switch feed, and whoever fitted the push buttons had just connected the...

That's the next stage, going to look at all the switches, make a note of the cabling and also verify which one it is that's stuck in the on position

My theory with the 3 cables is: one of them is legacy, from a previous (conventional switch) installation; the other 2 are the switched live; one of the switches is jammed on (although all the buttons are out the light is on) - if all the switches are in parallel as they seem to be, then if one...

At the moment, just with a neon screwdriver but I'm going to verify that by doing a proper check with a voltmeter with reference to what I know for certain is neutral, just to be sure

Definitely not a neutral - as well as having the red sleeving on the cables, I've tested all 3 and they are all live, which I know is illogical, but as I mentioned, one of the switches is permanently on, which would explain this, and which is the reason for re-thinking the whole thing, but...

Thanks for the reply, more food for thought, the time switch in the consumer unit looks like a good option, and presumably the capacitor dummy load etc will no longer be an issue, as it will just act as a conventional switch but with a delay?

Hello flameport, thanks for your reply. After a bit of thought, I came to the conclusion that the 3-wire system probably dated back to before the time-lag switches were fitted, when it would have probably have been just 2 SPDT rocker switches. Can you enlighten why I would have endless problems...

Hello, we have a stairwell with 3 old "spring-loaded" time-lag light switches controlling a light fitting. They are starting to wear out physically and I want to replace them all with illuminated solid-state ones. It's a "no-neutral" switch wiring. I've looked at several and it seems they all...