Light Switch 2 gang DP

[Davidcgriffiths]

During renovations to my daughters house we want to renew the light switches however we have a 2 gang switch that is different to all the others in house and it uses 4 terminals on each switch. I can only find switches with 3 terminals at B&q tool station and screwfix. Can someone give me a direction of what to get and where. ,

 

[EFLImpudence]

They could be "intermediate" switches if additional switch or switches control the same light(s), or could be double pole switches but less likely.

Post a picture of the back of the switches to be certain.

 

[Davidcgriffiths]

Yes they do control multiple lights on landing and hall. Cannot post picture yet as no at my daughters house what's an intermediate switch and where can I obtain a standard white plastic switch as the one that installed is a metal frame switch held across the horizontal using back box fixings with a plastic cover with vertical fixings to switch internals. IT does not match anything else in house.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes they do control multiple lights on landing and hall.

Intermediate switches, then.

They are necessary when you have three or more switches controlling one light or one set of lights.

Cannot post picture yet as no at my daughters house what's an intermediate switch and where can I obtain a standard white plastic switch as the one that installed is a metal frame switch held across the horizontal using back box fixings with a plastic cover with vertical fixings to switch internals. IT does not match anything else in house.

That sounds like grid switches.



For ordinary switch - Google "Two-gang intermediate switches".

One example -
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CM2723.html

 

[Davidcgriffiths]

Elf many thanks for your help much appreciated

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

Poor little elf...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

During renovations to my daughters house we want to renew the light switches however we have a 2 gang switch that is different to all the others in house and it uses 4 terminals on each switch.

Make absolutely sure that you keep track of the conductors. If you end up wiring it differently to how it is wired now it will work differently to how it works now.

It would be worth spending a bit of time learning how lighting circuits, and switch wiring works, before plunging in.

• https://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:Lighting

• http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/House_Wiring_for_Beginners#Lighting

• https://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:Lighting-Rose

• https://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:Intermediate

I take it the switches do all work properly now - nothing along the lines of "can't turn the toilet light on unless the landing light is on"?

 

[Davidcgriffiths]

Oops EFL
Ban all sheds thanks for links
Should be straight forward as it's just a switch change out ( cosmetic exercise)

Thanks

 

[ban-all-sheds]

He's becoming assimilated in his new country - it stands for English Fado Lover

 

[333rocky333]

If its grid you can just change the front only for a new plastic one, a picture should show what make it is, no need to change switches unless you want to.
Though it will still have the vertical cover screws which im quessing is what you dont like