Changing light switch

[burly 2001]

Hi any help would be greatly appreciated
Replacement light switch 3 way to 2 way L2 blue red sleeve is from smoke MCB,

 

[sparkwright]

So you want a 2 gang switch, instead of a 3 gang switch.

You have a brown wire going nowhere, it may have broken off from a terminal.

I'm not clear whether you you want to combine two lights onto one switch, or remove a light completely.

That green slime will continue to be a problem, the only cure is to replace the cable(s).

 

[burly 2001]

Hey sparkwright ,

Many thanks for your reply 2 gang switch to replace 3 gang switch the brown wire was supplying outside light which is now redundant, consequently
cut, as per photos.
Green goo is more of a concern we had a electrical inspection on 30-10-2020 all passed .. with a recommendation re inspection on oct - 2025 are you saying this
should been deemed at risk during previous inspection ?
Many thanks ...

 

[terryplumb]

Remove the short brown bridge wire that goes between the L1 terminals of left and right hand switches.
Then it's a like for like swap
Old switch L1 is new com
Old switch L2 is new L1
Old switch L 3 is new L2.
Is that green stuff present in more than one cable ? If so ,needs replacing .
Turn off ALL mains power before working on the switch ,it may contain live conductors from more than one circuit.

 

[burly 2001]

Many thanks Terry, will give that a go ..green goo is in more than one socket outlet ..ex council house
f**s passed it off all ok ...
cheers bud

 

[Chunky19]

And don’t forget to extend earth to new switch earth terminal.

 

[burly 2001]

Noted *earth extension chrome plated* covered in green goo going back to be heating engineer you sparks have it bad *smile* x