Recent content by numptydiyer

Managed to get an electrician, £30 lighter but slept well! Turns out needed a yellow cable at the common. What completely confused me was when I checked the upstairs landing switch all wires were red and had no way of identifying what was neutral etc. Thanks for your concern and advice good...

I've posted a pic, thanks for your concern and patient advice. I've taken the earth which was in the back box and now attached to the switch. I have also discovered an issue, when the using the switch upstairs to turn the upstairs light on, if I try to use the downstairs switch it doesn't...

Ha thanks. After trail and error managed to find a setup that worked. Lights downstairs lost as I hadn't wtired in the live wire from switch board. Once I did this all the lights downstairs worked and the switch worked. Solved the upstairs light by putting the red wire in l1 and blue in L...

I have got myself completely confused with the simple task of replacing a two gang switch; was relying on a mental note of existing wiring. The two gang switch operates the living room light and upstairs landing. Upstairs landing has a single switch. There are three separate grey cables...