hi all,
I am trying to upgrade a1 gang light switch that controls two ceiling lights in the living room to a 2 gang switch to be able to control each light separately.
At the moment the connection in the socket is as follows:
- 3 ground cables joined together
- 3 black (neutral?) cables joined together
- 1 red (SL? shows 12v with a tester) in COM, two reds (live as both show 220 on the tester) together in L1.
The idea was simple, leave the ground and black cables as they are, connect the single red cable from the old switch to COM on the new 2 gang switch and join both COMs using a short cable,connect 1 Live red to L1, connect second Live red to second L1 -> see the attached picture.
Well, the lights work but still 1 gang controls both lights!
So, if I switch 1 gang on then both lights come on, trying the second gang then does not do anything, the lights remain on. When I turn the lights off using the 1 gang, then I am able to use the second gang, again turning both lights on, and switching 1st gang then does not do nothing.
Does it make sens to anyone?
I am stumped as it looks like I now have two separate 1 gang switches, each of them controlling both celing lights, rather then two separate 1 gang switched that control 1 light each.
Any suggestions how to wire it up correctly more than welcomed!
thanks
I am trying to upgrade a1 gang light switch that controls two ceiling lights in the living room to a 2 gang switch to be able to control each light separately.
At the moment the connection in the socket is as follows:
- 3 ground cables joined together
- 3 black (neutral?) cables joined together
- 1 red (SL? shows 12v with a tester) in COM, two reds (live as both show 220 on the tester) together in L1.
The idea was simple, leave the ground and black cables as they are, connect the single red cable from the old switch to COM on the new 2 gang switch and join both COMs using a short cable,connect 1 Live red to L1, connect second Live red to second L1 -> see the attached picture.
Well, the lights work but still 1 gang controls both lights!
So, if I switch 1 gang on then both lights come on, trying the second gang then does not do anything, the lights remain on. When I turn the lights off using the 1 gang, then I am able to use the second gang, again turning both lights on, and switching 1st gang then does not do nothing.
Does it make sens to anyone?
I am stumped as it looks like I now have two separate 1 gang switches, each of them controlling both celing lights, rather then two separate 1 gang switched that control 1 light each.
Any suggestions how to wire it up correctly more than welcomed!
thanks