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I have a two gang two way switch, where only one switch has ever worked.
The switch on the left controls a light in the hallway, this light is also controlled by another switch elsewhere in the hall.
The switch on the right should control an outside light - it's not worked since I've moved in to the house though. I'd like to fix it now.
I've taken the faceplate off to have a look at what the issue was - I was hoping for a loose connection - but am confused by what I'm seeing. I was expecting to see a bridge between common and common, but instead there's one between common and L1. I've also noted I have two shades of brown wire (is that even a thing? It feels like it really shouldn't be a thing!) and on the left, the darker brown goes to common, and on the right it goes to L2 - marked with a red dot on the photo. Does this look okay or is there something visibly off? Thanks.
The switch on the left controls a light in the hallway, this light is also controlled by another switch elsewhere in the hall.
The switch on the right should control an outside light - it's not worked since I've moved in to the house though. I'd like to fix it now.
I've taken the faceplate off to have a look at what the issue was - I was hoping for a loose connection - but am confused by what I'm seeing. I was expecting to see a bridge between common and common, but instead there's one between common and L1. I've also noted I have two shades of brown wire (is that even a thing? It feels like it really shouldn't be a thing!) and on the left, the darker brown goes to common, and on the right it goes to L2 - marked with a red dot on the photo. Does this look okay or is there something visibly off? Thanks.