Should be simple? change inline smart switch

[trojanhawrs]

Yes, make sure you put the lives in the same way as the old one - input to input and output to output. Also make sure you isolate the power at your circuit breaker before doing anything

 

[dan4738920]

100%. Sometimes I've seen professional people not switch the electric off I'm not even risking that...
I will today try to work out which live goes to the switch.

Can this be done by disconnecting one of the live wires & seeing if the switch works or?

 

[trojanhawrs]

100%. Sometimes I've seen professional people not switch the electric off I'm not even risking that...
I will today try to work out which live goes to the switch.

Can this be done by disconnecting one of the live wires & seeing if the switch works or?

I think we already determined that the switch is on the input side - you said it kills the unit when off - so the only important thing is that you put the brown wire going into the input side on the old unit, to the live input side on the new unit (terminal 1).

 

[dan4738920]

Ok.Great
I'm just trying to work out which side is the actual input on the connector. So how can I figure that out?

 

[trojanhawrs]

Ok.Great
I'm just trying to work out which side is the actual input on the connector. So how can I figure that out?

Left is input, right is output.

 

[dan4738920]

Really appreciate your help...
Im adhd so I overthink...
But I'm also trying to avoid calling electricians for something that I can learn myself.

 

[trojanhawrs]

Really appreciate your help...
Im adhd so I overthink...
But I'm also trying to avoid calling electricians for something that I can learn myself.

That's fair enough, you may decide to call one for peace of mind anyway. Your existing installation is actually a bit naughty, you shouldn't be able to touch any of the coloured wires without removing a protective cover

 

[dan4738920]

The ELECTRICIAN didn't initially want to fit it, but I insisted... because the connector was not being used and it was brand-new because instead of using the connector where it was meant to be used, I ended up installing smart bulbs as that sometimes solves the issue... but why I found with smart bulbs says they're not always as bright as what I need regarding lumens

So sometimes it's better to just install your own bulbs and just use something like this, but considering I had it anyway, that's why I decided to use it..

Yes, I'm assuming he was meant to hide it... even though the actual live wires are covered, I know what you mean because the actual wires are visible that's probably against the regulation?

 

[trojanhawrs]

Yes, I'm assuming he was meant to hide it... even though the actual live wires are covered, I know what you mean because the actual wires are visible that's probably against the regulation?

Yes, you're only supposed to be able to touch the cable sheath, not the actual core insulation. The new one you're ordering hopefully comes with a box because the actual screw terminals would be exposed otherwise, which is much more dangerous.

 

[dan4738920]

On the old one, none of the copper braids are exposed because they go under the connector which you screw down

But now the new one doesn't come with anything... I didn't think of that

Is there anything I can buy to cover it?

 

[trojanhawrs]

On the old one, none of the copper braids are exposed because they go under the connector which you screw down

But now the new one doesn't come with anything... I didn't think of that

Is there anything I can buy to cover it?

Yes there will be a solution, best wait to see what turns up and take it from there.

 

[dan4738920]

Item arriving today so I will take a picture of what comes.

 

[dan4738920]

OK its just arrived and Im wondering...does it need to be hiddens as
surely these terminal that show screws are not live, as they are not covered?

this with one screw down

 

[dan4738920]

only thing with it, is this clip...

 

[trojanhawrs]

It should really be in a box. Can you take a picture of how much length you have on the cables currently?