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Managed to have a better look today. The ceiling rose is in an awkward position so I’m more inclined to deepen the back box and use a a switch with the built in receiver. Then add a few more switches as/where needed. Not worried about the price. All in wouldn’t bat an eye at spending that on a...

Thanks for the info. I had only seen the switches with the built in receivers in the switch plate. I was looking at the Quinetic range. If I can get a receiver that fits in the back box great. I would then have switches at the front door, where the 2 switches are currently (corridor/landing)...

I can confirm the bottom ‘yellow’ cable is the only live. If the bottom switch was off (as in disconnected on the floor ‘off’) and the wires not connected, no power upstairs. Ultimately I’m going to go kinetic switches as I want to add more locations to control the lights. This could be a good...

Another option. Thank you. In this case I’m going to sort the wiring, but looking at these they seem perfect for a job at my mother in laws.

I’m going to sound ungrateful but if I knew how to connect this mess “properly” I wouldn’t be posting in a DIY forum

Evening all, stumbled across kinetic switches recently and thought they would be perfect to make things a bit easier before having the wiring redone…then I started looking at the wiring. I’ll start by what I wanted to to do. 1890s build with electrics put in with the old red/black colour...

Good afternoon all, Had to take a week off work a little while ago (that word beginning with C that everyone has had enough of one way or another). Rather than sit there and stew I used the time to remove all the horrible plastic wallpaper in our front room (the previous owners had also...