2 Way Switch on hall lights not quite working to plan

[TBeckett100]

Hi, we moved into a property some months ago.

In the kitchen we have a double gang switch, one does the kiten light the other did nothing.

The stairwell has a light, so I assumed the dead switch muct control the stairs, so I had a play around.

Behind the switch on the stairs and in the kitchen was a wire that was disconnected. consisting of yellow, blue and red.

Now I have spent all afternoon blowing the consumer unit and I have got some light, but i believe it should work differently.

I can leave my bedroom, turn on the light, go downstairs and switch it off. However, anyone else coming down the stairs cannot switch it on until i have turned it on downstairs and switched it off upstairs!

any idea why i am not being able to control both switches independently?

 

[Spark123]

What do you mean by blowing the consumer unit?
What wires do you have in the switch upstairs and how are they connected?

 

[Lectrician]

L1 to L1
L2 to L2
C to C

colours do not matter aslong as you connect through as above.

take a look in the wiki.

I would have thought the cable is likely to have been disconnected because it was faulty or damaged?

 

[ericmark]

Standard Lighting

• ericmark
• 17 Aug 2008
• 13

Standard lighting diagram

I hope that helps?
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