Can anyone help me once again? Okay. I have installed a regular lamp in the ceiling with two wires coming out (hot and Neutral) None of them have power becuase there was not light in this section of the room. Now i waned to tap into the nearest switch which is controlling one light already. Now i have opened the switch and come to find it is oviouldy a single switch with hot connected on the left and neutral connected on the right. Now i wanted to replace that switch with a double switch (2-way) so that i can control the light that the single switch was originally controlling and the one i have installed SEPARETLY. I bought a double switch which has two differnt switches and 2 screws on each side of the switch. So my question is how do i wire that up so that i can control both light from that double switch SEPARETLY? Thanks a billion to whom can help....
Double switch (2-way) installation?
- Thread starter Alecit
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Firstly, if you have only two wires at the switch they must both be live wires - that is, the switch interrupts the live feed to the light. There is no neutral there. You will need to supply your new light with both a switched live and a neutral.
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breezer
only 2 wires at switch, you need more, you need to connect the "new light" to the existing switch position.
how its done in America i havent a clue, similarly the size of cable you should use, also i do not know if by doing this you will be breaking any local codes. Me being in the UK (as is this site) Personally i cant help that much, BUT I know a site that can help see here
how its done in America i havent a clue, similarly the size of cable you should use, also i do not know if by doing this you will be breaking any local codes. Me being in the UK (as is this site) Personally i cant help that much, BUT I know a site that can help see here
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Thanks alot, anyone else with any sugggestions? I'm really not familiar with your solution...how do i supply my new light with both a switched live and neutral? HAve any diagrams or a website that has diagrams of as to how i can do this? your help is sooo appreciated!
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breezer
see the sticky for refernce section, but as i said in America (where it is indicated you are) they probably wire it differently than we do, which is why i gave a link to an American diy forum
