Lighting Problems in the Hallway.

[royalfoster]

Hi there,

Have a few snags here. In my hallway I have two light switches, the single switch turns on/off the outside light only. The second double switch turns on/off the hallway light, and the landing light.

i'm stumped on how to wire these all together into one socket with the 3 independent swithes.

Any help will be most grateful.

I have also included a wiring diagram, im no artist!!!

Wiring Diagram for my Hallway

• royalfoster
• 17 Oct 2010
• 3

cheers

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

What you need to to is, loop in from the hall way light to the outside light.
This will offer the outside light a live(line), neutral and earth.
Then at the outside light fitting, you can then connect a switch cable between the light and the new switch location, this will be done in T&E.
A helpful link to wiring diagrams for lighting circuits.
//www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting:single_way_lighting

 

[Steve]

@ (ampersat) is pronounced AT

& (ampersand) is pronounced AND.

 

[royalfoster]

To, PrenticeBoyofDerry

Cheers for the reply, which is the best diagram to use?

royalfoster

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

To, PrenticeBoyofDerry

Cheers for the reply, which is the best diagram to use?

royalfoster

If the hallway fittings will allow you to loop in as in ceiling rose and connect a enough space to install a switch cable within the outdoor fitting, the best diagram is; Using a loop in ceiling rose:
Remebering that the hallway fitting will have a supply and a to next fitting cables as well as the switch drop, but the outdoor fitting will be the last in line and only have a supply cable and the switch cable.

 

[royalfoster]

To PrenticeBoyofDerry

Thank you for the advice, the light is all wired in and working! Sweet.

Cheers
royalfoster

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Happy to be of assistance.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Not quite sure why, if you had a 2-gang and a 1-gang switch you couldn't simply transfer the connectivity from the 2-gang to 2 gangs of the 3-gang, and from the 1-gang to the remaining section of the 3-gang....