I will be connecting a couple of new lights to a recently built porch. I'm pretty sure I have a loop-in system. I am replacing a two gang two way switch with a four gang (The two way switch is for the landing light - the other one way is for downsatairs hall). The odd thing is that I have found a brown cable connecting the two common terminals in the old switch. Does anyone know what this is for and should I carry it on through to the new connections in the four gang switch?
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Hi
The brown cable is being used as a live feed to the switches. In the new 4 gang switch use this method to provide a feed to the other gangs.
The brown cable is being used as a live feed to the switches. In the new 4 gang switch use this method to provide a feed to the other gangs.
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Before you start wiring draw it out how your cables will go. I prefer to only carry live and earth down to switch and return with the switched lives. In ceiling I use 4 terminal junction boxes with live, neutral, earh and switched lives.
With two way switches. One switch has common going to light. The other switch has common going to live.
With two way switches. One switch has common going to light. The other switch has common going to live.
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