Removed 1 of 2 light switch now the light is not working!

[RICHT75]

Hi,

The light in my bedroom is controlled by 2 switches. One at the door 7 1 over the bed.

I removed the one over the bed, and now the light will not work.

Have I done something wrong??

 

[oharaf]

Yes!! What you HAD was a 2way lighting circuit.

Look at this http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=38148#38148

and you need to work out where you have lost the supply

Give us some pics and it would assist more in helping

 

[plugwash]

What wires were there in the switch over the bed, what terminals were they connected to and what did you do with them when you removed it?

 

[RICHT75]

Hi I have looked at the wiring now and can comfirm:

disconected switch:
2 x brown wires 1 x blue
This is now in a block

Switch I would like to use:
2 x brown wires & 1 x blue

I have also checked a switch in another room which only operates on a one way and it has the same. It is wired as follows:
2 x brown into COMM
1 x blue into L1

I have tried wiring the switch I want to use as follows:
2x brown into COMM & blue into L1 - light does not work
1 x brown into COMM (tested before to make sure it was live)
When I put the voltage tester next to the L2 terminal on the switch when it is wired like this it lights up

1 x blue into L1 - light does not work

Do I need to do anything more with the disconeccted switch

Help

 

[Spark123]

What are you attempting to do? Remove the switch completely or replace it?
Forget what you have in the other the 1 way switch in the other room you are looking at, the wiring is different in a 2 way configuration.
Throw your neon screwdriver in the bin - anything that uses you as part of a circuit should be destroyed.
Yes, you will need to do something with the wires which have been disconnected!

 

[RICHT75]

Hi There,

Basically wanting to take off one of the switches and turn the light into a 1 way circuit.

At te moment the wires in the switch I want to remove are put into a block.