I am trying to replace a standard plastic single switch with a plastic single dimmer switch (remote controlled).
The current switch has one connection labelled 'Common' (at the top end) and two others labelled 'one way' and 'two way' (both at the bottom end).
There are two red wires and one green/yellow wire extending from the wall.
One red wire goes to 'Common' and the other goes to the connection labelled 'one way' (the connection labelled 'two way' is not used- I assume that the switch is in fact a two way switch but is in effect one way, therefore).The green/yellow wire is unwired and tucked away in the mounting.
The new switch has two possible connections - one marked 'Live' with an arrow, and the other a zig-zag with an arrow through it.
I believe that the red wire is usually the live wire, but unfortunately there are two red wires here. Is the red wire in the 'Common' connection the live wire, and should it go the 'Live' connection on the new switch (obviously)? And does the other red wire then go to the zigzag/arrow symbol connection?
Please help...
PS I bought the dimmer at BandQ, but I think this one here is it if you want to see what it looks like: this
The current switch has one connection labelled 'Common' (at the top end) and two others labelled 'one way' and 'two way' (both at the bottom end).
There are two red wires and one green/yellow wire extending from the wall.
One red wire goes to 'Common' and the other goes to the connection labelled 'one way' (the connection labelled 'two way' is not used- I assume that the switch is in fact a two way switch but is in effect one way, therefore).The green/yellow wire is unwired and tucked away in the mounting.
The new switch has two possible connections - one marked 'Live' with an arrow, and the other a zig-zag with an arrow through it.
I believe that the red wire is usually the live wire, but unfortunately there are two red wires here. Is the red wire in the 'Common' connection the live wire, and should it go the 'Live' connection on the new switch (obviously)? And does the other red wire then go to the zigzag/arrow symbol connection?
Please help...
PS I bought the dimmer at BandQ, but I think this one here is it if you want to see what it looks like: this