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Thanks for that Adam. Now i know hw to choc block :) btw i was using black insulation tape, does that have the same effect? I will try your suggestion tomorrow, any idea whats going on with the hall way lighting config. They are ligts one at the fron and one at the back of the hall way...

Hello Adam, I think i follow you, but could you break it down further. I understand the first part, but don't understand what you mean by choc blocking. Also i am not sure what to do with the spare set of hall way lighting wires? Where should these be wired in? Soz for the basics

Hello Guys, I know this is going to be a basic questions for some of you, but i had to start somewhere :) I have 3 sets of wires. 1 set had a Black, red and earth wire. The other two sets both consist of a black and a red wire. One set of wire controls the 1st hall light, the second...

UPDATE. I located the pair of wire for the 2 hall lights and wired them as follows:- Black into Com @ top and red into L1 at the bottom. When i wired the next pair of wires (which also has and earth) into the top middle L2= red and bottommiddle L1 black or visa versa. No activity on...

Thanks for that , can you just state again which wires i should put where.?

1. It has always been a double switch. The first controlled the front and middle hall and the second controlled the front door light. 2. no other switches in this setup. 3. I listed thoses terminals whilst looking down on the switch when pulling off the wall and reading from left to right...

Thanks for your advice. I did make a sketch of the old set up, but what really worried me was there was a Black and a red wire going into the same L2 terminal??? I thought all of the red wires were live?!! The old one was wire like this C= black, L2=Red+Black, L1=Red L2=Red,L1=...

I hope one of you experts can help me. This is my first ever post, so be gentle with me :) I bought a metal double light switch. It has a C L1 and L" on the top and the same again on the bottom. The lights i want the switch to control is 1. front door light. 2. Front hall light. 3 middle...