4 gang to 2x2

[PBC_1966]

This will allow me to have the period toggle switch covers I want.

Which I take to mean that he already has specific "vintage" switches he wants to use, presumably to match up elsewhere.

 

[BILLDIYNOT]

Hello. I want to have these, see picture, light switch covers. They may work on the 2x2 spaced switch you show but I would hate to purchase them and then find that the space between the switch pairs is not enough. I am fine with having separate back boxes and 2 gang switches. Thanks for your continued enthusiasm to help.

 

[securespark]

There is indeed 1 feed, which can be seen by the four "links" of wire. You can get 4 way dollys. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=4...sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=4+gang+dolly+switch&tbm=shop

Perhaps best to choose a manufacturer that does do them.

If you use a 4 gang switch, make sure it is suitable for a plasterdepth box.

 

[securespark]

There is indeed 1 feed, which can be seen by the four "links" of wire. You can get 4 way dollys. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=4...sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=4+gang+dolly+switch&tbm=shop

Perhaps best to choose a manufacturer that does do them.

If you use a 4 gang switch, make sure it is suitable for a plasterdepth box.

If you use the 2G one you post a photo to, if they have oversized plates, make sure you distance the boxes far enough apart so they fit.

A box spacer will not work with oversized plates.

 

[BILLDIYNOT]

The photo shows a switch cover. It fits over a standard size 2 gang switch, (also available for 1 gang switches). The toggle switch operates the rocker switch on the "real" switch underneath.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Sounds like a prone to things going wrong idea. Why not just buy "antique brass" switches?

 

[BILLDIYNOT]

The bulbous fluted design of these switch covers is what I am looking for and the price is right. Basic white switches with these covers gives me the most cost effective solution for the look I want to achieve. Why should anything go wrong if I have been given the correct information regarding how to connect the switch wiring ?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Because it's a clanky mechanical kludge that is almost begging to go wrong.

No designer who ought not to be in prison for fraud would ever design a product from scratch which worked like that.

 

[bernardgreen]

mechanical kludge that is almost begging to go wrong.

The way it operates the plastic switch may cause the switch to wear out much faster than it would if operated by a soft, resilient human finger