Pull switch wiring

[jamesbubear]

Help, my chord broke to my pull switch under the stairs.

On taking apart the unit , it only has 2 red wires going to it and an earth.

I want to replace this switch with a normal switch

How does the new single pole switch need to be re-wired?

Wires going to the old pull swtch are:

1 red to L1
1 red TO COM
1 earth

NO OTHER WIRES?

 

[Taylortwocities]

So, do you have your "normal" switch?

The terminals will proably be marked

C, L1 and (maybe L2)

Put one red in C
One red in L1 andterminate the earth in a bit of terminal block.

Job done

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Reds to COM & L1. Earth (sleeved green/yellow) to the earth terminal on the switch, if there is one, or if not to the one in the back box.

[EDIT] Doh! 2 in a row.... [/EDIT]

 

[jamesbubear]

THANKS, IM CONFUSED AS THERE IS NO NEUTRAL, AM I SAFE WIRING IT BACK A ONE WAY SWITCH LIKE THIS AND WILL I NEED TO BUY A 2 WAY SWITCH AS THERE IS NO NEUTRAL WIRE????

 

[londonboy]

That switch doesnt need a neutral.

Its just two pieces of metal inside that touch together.

 

[disinfo]

THANKS, IM CONFUSED AS THERE IS NO NEUTRAL, AM I SAFE WIRING IT BACK A ONE WAY SWITCH LIKE THIS AND WILL I NEED TO BUY A 2 WAY SWITCH AS THERE IS NO NEUTRAL WIRE????

Your not trying to switch the neutral conductor, just the line.

 

[jamesbubear]

SO I JUST BUY A MORMAL ONE WAY SWITCH AND WIRE THE REDS TO LIVE AND NEUTRAL THEN?

 

[SteNova]

no netural in the switch, just live in and switched live out

 

[flameport]

No.
You buy a one way switch and connect the wires to COM and L1
Exactly the same as the old switch, which was also a one way switch.

 

[jamesbubear]

SO JUST A SINGLE POLE SWITCH IS ALL THATS NEEDED TO REPLACE THIS OLD PULL CHORD ONE?

 

[JohnnyG]

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

1) Please stop SHOUTING.

2) Read this: //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:lighting - doing electrical work without a clue what you're doing and how it works is not a good idea.

 

[LoveRocket]

PLEASE ALSO BUY A MACHINE THAT TURNS OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK BUTTON.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Here's one: