hi guys, i wonder if you can help,
first of all i have a switch which is outside my bathroom, when its switched to on, the shower works and a light comes on the switch. Ok so i think this is an immersion switch? correct me if im wrong but anyway. We are having a lot of plastering done in our house, so i wanted to fit a new switch!
before i went out to buy one, i disconnected all the wires from the one we have and rewired it, BINGO it works the same. So off i trot to wickes and get a new switch but - ive spent the last 4 hours messing about with it cos i have the neon light on all the time, even when the switch is in the off position, i just dont know what the problem is. Ive compared the old switch to the new one and the only differences are, it has 2 earth holes, and the old one had some little yellow wires in it that went to the live and earth, the new one doesnt have these.
Im just baffled. please help asap, and also, if i cant sort it - is it safe if i was to leave it?
thanks alot people
first of all i have a switch which is outside my bathroom, when its switched to on, the shower works and a light comes on the switch. Ok so i think this is an immersion switch? correct me if im wrong but anyway. We are having a lot of plastering done in our house, so i wanted to fit a new switch!
before i went out to buy one, i disconnected all the wires from the one we have and rewired it, BINGO it works the same. So off i trot to wickes and get a new switch but - ive spent the last 4 hours messing about with it cos i have the neon light on all the time, even when the switch is in the off position, i just dont know what the problem is. Ive compared the old switch to the new one and the only differences are, it has 2 earth holes, and the old one had some little yellow wires in it that went to the live and earth, the new one doesnt have these.
Im just baffled. please help asap, and also, if i cant sort it - is it safe if i was to leave it?
thanks alot people