3 gang light switch

[lee2107]

Hi

Needing a bit of help please !

As you can see in pictures i have the old 3 gang wired in and a picture of the new one.
Do i need to feed 2 com then bridge the other one as well like the old socket ?

Any can anyone point me in the right direction of where the other 4 go in the new socket

 

[mikehammer69]

You've a 2-way and 2 1-ways

Wire up the 2-way using 3 of the wires,same as it was

 

[lee2107]

Which one goes in what on the new one though because the numbers are all different

 

[mikehammer69]

Which one goes in what on the new one though because the numbers are all different

You can start with the 3 com terminals then
Wire them the same

 

[SUNRAY]

First of all you must provide an earth wire to the earth terminal if the new switch is metal.

There are 3 triangles of contacts on both switches, just transfer the wires contact for contact and you'll find the number start making some sense.

 

[lee2107]

You can start with the 3 com terminals then
Wire them the same

How can you wire it the " same " when the 2 boxes are totally different

 

[EFLImpudence]

What are you looking at? They are both exactly the same.

Ignore the lettering - although even that is similar.

 

[EFLImpudence]

 

[lee2107]

Think the first numbers and letters threw me from the old one .
There was no earth in original think its earthed to back of the wall do i earth it to socket ( its plastic )

 

[lee2107]

All sorted with the other one now iv made a absolute error and took this off without taking a picture any ideas from anyone ?

 

[SUNRAY]

If this is the other 2 way switch to the 3 gang already posted then this

 

[lee2107]

Thanks mate seems to be working but cant turn it off from downstairs now for some reason but can turn it on.

So if its on upstairs i cant turn it off using the downstairs one.

 

[SUNRAY]

The brown in com is from the same cable as the black and grey

The brown and blue I've drawn are from the other cable

 

[lee2107]

Thanks mate you have been a great help