New bathroom light pull

[tellytv]

was wondering if anyone can help me

I’m trying to replace an old bathroom light pull

Old one


New one


The new one has 3 terminals

L1 which the red cable goes into
L2 which the black cable goes into
COM ??

Do I put the earth cable into the metal side in pic 2 of the new one?


Still leaves me with an earth cable on the new one?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Red to COM
Black to L1

Earth wire to earth terminal. You don't need the extra bit of green/yellow if the cable earth reaches.

 

[bernardgreen]

The wires from the cable
Red to COM
Black to L1
Green/Yellow to Earth terminal on plastic

The piece of green/yellow wire has to connect the Earth terminal on the plastic to the Earth terminal on the metal cover.

Therefor there will be 2 Earth wires in the Earth terminal on the plastic,

 

[tellytv]

Cheers I got it wrong haha

So black into L1
Red into COM

then connect the earth cable that’s in the old one and the earth cable that’s in the new both together into the side of the new one?

 

[tellytv]

Cheers I got it wrong haha

So black into L1
Red into COM

then connect the earth cable that’s in the old one and the earth cable that’s in the new both together into the side of the new one?
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Is this correct?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes

 

[EFLImpudence]

So black into L1
Red into COM

We both have told you:
Red to COM
Black to L1
but it doesn't matter which way round they are.

then connect the earth cable that’s in the old one and the earth cable that’s in the new both together into the side of the new one?

You must connect the earth wire from the cable to the metal.
Whether you do this directly or connect both wires to the terminal on the plastic also does not matter.

 

[securespark]

That's a weird switch with the metal cover like that...

 

[tellytv]

Having a job getting both earth cables in together, is it ok to wrap both metal ends around each other then put it?

 

[EFLImpudence]

That will make them bigger.

 

[tellytv]

all Sorted hopefully, thanks for your help