bathroom pull switch problems

[blueredblue71]

hi, am having to replace my bathroom pull switch, the old one was wired like so

from wire 1: red to L1(com 2 way): black to L4 earth to earth
from wire 2: red to L2: black to L4 : earth to earth

the new switch has the following conectors

L1 L2 COM-L and earth

which goes where apart from the earth
cheers

 

[wingcoax]

Did your old switch have four terminals? If so it sounds like a double pole.
If so link the two blacks with a bit of chocblock in the switch back box and connect the reds to comL and L1. This is assuming that you do not have two way switching.

 

[blueredblue71]

yes it had 4 terminals, , i persume i bought the wrong type of switch

 

[sparkwright]

What is the pull switch supposed to be for:
the light?
the fan?

 

[blueredblue71]

bath room light

 

[sparkwright]

Then you should do as wingcoax says.

 

[blueredblue71]

splendid

 

[blueredblue71]

mmm didnt work, i persume you can buy the 4 terminal switches?

 

[sparkwright]

Should work.
One red in COM
One red in L1
Both blacks together in a separate 5 amp connector block
Earths to earth terminal

L2 empty

?

 

[wingcoax]

Unsleeved live? Do you have access to a multi meter? check that one of the blacks is live.

 

[sparkwright]

Are you certain both blacks were together in L4?

Is there just a light in the room?
Could the switch have controlled something else as well?

Was the old switch a Crabtree one?
It may have something printed on it like IN or FEED
and OUT or LOAD.
If so, tell us what numbers corresponded to which words.

Or just find a similar switch.

 

[blueredblue71]

yeh thats how i did it, to dark to try now, willtry again once i get home from work, can you stillgetthe 4 terminal switches?

 

[blueredblue71]

my mistake
it is a crabtreeone and it controls just the light

wire one= 1x red to L1 1x black to L4 and 1x earth

wire two= 1x red to L2 1X black to L3 and 1 x earth

between L4 and L1 are the words out dp
between L3 and L2 bare the words in dp

 

[ban-all-sheds]

from wire 1: red to L1 black to L4
from wire 2: red to L2: black to L4

wire one= 1x red to L1 1x black to L4
wire two= 1x red to L2 1X black to L3

Make your mind up...

What happens if you get a 2-way piece of choc-block and join the reds together and the blacks together?

 

[blueredblue71]

from wire 1: red to L1 black to L4
from wire 2: red to L2: black to L4

wire one= 1x red to L1 1x black to L4
wire two= 1x red to L2 1X black to L3

Make your mind up...

What happens if you get a 2-way piece of choc-block and join the reds together and the blacks together?

"make your mind up"
perhaps thats why i put " my mistake" and then put the corrected wires