bedroom fun

[gruntyv8]

Heloo, nice to be here.

I am currently splitting ourmaster bed into two to split up kids, have just plastered walls and realised I am a wire short for the two way lights on hall, doh!!
I have read here that a 3 switch system can be used, wooohoo.
need to find a 3 way switch in town tomorow then I can link the new landing light with the old one and they can operate together
thanks diynot
Al

 

[Steve]

this should have been posted in electrics uk. what is a 3-way switch system? or what do you expect it to be? and lastly, what is this switch meant to do and where is it? why is this a problem in the hall when you are splitting the bedrooms?

 

[gruntyv8]

It is my project so i thought this is the place.

The electrics are effected as the hall now has a L shape to it due to having a lump taken out of the middle bedroom to access the new door. This has created a dark spot which needs light. I have read on these forums that an intermediate switch can be installed to create a 3 way switching of the landing light.
Hope this explains
Alan

 

[ban-all-sheds]

It can - see the diagrams in the For Reference topic.

Not sure though how being "a wire short for the two way lights on hall" gets resolved by adding a 3rd switch......

 

[gruntyv8]

Hi
Originally I have a switch at bottom of stairs and a switch at top, light over stairwell. The hall now has a bend in it and is longer so I want a light at the other end. Idea was to replace single gang switch at top of stairs with a 2 gang and add another at end of hall. I put the 3+e in but not the feed doh! But now if I put an intermediat in at the top of the stairs and join the new and old 3+e together I get a 3 switch system.
Have since found a problem with that as the feed comes into the switch at the top of the stairs which will be the middle of he circuit looking at the diagrams I need power at either end ****.
Not the end of the world Next major project is converting to 24v lights allover and fitting wind powered generators and a pair of batteries.
Al