Light switch wiring

[gmd06]

Good afternoon,

I am replacing an old dimmer switch with a standard on/off toggle switch. I am slightly confused by what I am seeing. I doesn't take much. Just looking for reassurance.

The wiring as it stands currently on the back of the dimmer is:

Single black wire - Com
Single Red wire - L1
Earth

My new switch contains 3 connections....
Terminal 1 - "In"
Terminals 2 & 3 - "Out"
Earth

How would you connect the new switch with the existing wires?

 

[terryplumb]

Red to terminal 1
Black to terminal 2
Earth conductor to earth terminal on the switch ( assuming it's metal and has an earth terminal)

 

[gmd06]

Red to terminal 1
Black to terminal 2
Earth conductor to earth terminal on the switch ( assuming it's metal and has an earth terminal)

Thanks. I think the original setup confused me. I would have thought Red would be Com and Black would be L1 in the dimmer.

 

[terryplumb]

On your new switch it doesn't really matter ,all it does is connect the two to each other. So black to 1 and red to 2 would work just the same.