Hi, cut a long story short in my bedroom was a double switch which controlled the main light and one above the bed which could also be switched on/off by the light above the bed. The light above the bed was covered up after decorating, so i wanted to change the double switch on the wall to a single switch!
But it has proved to be a disaster and i can not reconnect the wires to put it back to as before!
From the wall are 5 main grey cables and they contain:
1) earth (green and yellow), brown wire, black wire with black sleeve, white wire with black sleeve
2) blue wire, earth, brown wire with black sleeve
3) earth, blue wire and brown wire
4) same as above, ie earth, blue wire and brown wire
5) blue wire, brown wire with black sleeve and earth
and there is a loose brown wire which was used as a loop somewhere.
The earth wires are all connected to 1 connector strip and this then goes into the double switch - this part has not been touched
The blue wires are all connected to 1 connector strip but is not connected to any where else.
My double switch has at the top COM, L1 and L2 and at the bottom, L1, L2 and COM.
There is an ensuite and another bedroom behind ours, i am thinking these wires are all connected as the lights in these other two rooms do not come on now.
Can someone please help, i just want to reconnect it back to the double switch and leave connecting it to the single one if it can not be done!
Thank you so much, my wife and baby are coming back tomorrow, need to get this fixed. Thanks again.
But it has proved to be a disaster and i can not reconnect the wires to put it back to as before!
From the wall are 5 main grey cables and they contain:
1) earth (green and yellow), brown wire, black wire with black sleeve, white wire with black sleeve
2) blue wire, earth, brown wire with black sleeve
3) earth, blue wire and brown wire
4) same as above, ie earth, blue wire and brown wire
5) blue wire, brown wire with black sleeve and earth
and there is a loose brown wire which was used as a loop somewhere.
The earth wires are all connected to 1 connector strip and this then goes into the double switch - this part has not been touched
The blue wires are all connected to 1 connector strip but is not connected to any where else.
My double switch has at the top COM, L1 and L2 and at the bottom, L1, L2 and COM.
There is an ensuite and another bedroom behind ours, i am thinking these wires are all connected as the lights in these other two rooms do not come on now.
Can someone please help, i just want to reconnect it back to the double switch and leave connecting it to the single one if it can not be done!
Thank you so much, my wife and baby are coming back tomorrow, need to get this fixed. Thanks again.