Two gang switch for wall and ceiling light

[Sisters are]

The double dimmers switch in my lounge half packed up (I could still put on the ceiling light but not the wall lights). I didn't like the dimmer function anyway so I purchased a standard two gang swtch plate to replace it. The instructions included seem very unenlightening but I thought that if I duplicated the set-up which I found it'd be ok - foolishly I neither labelled or photographed it. Needless to say that on "duplicating" what I remembered the switch wouldn't work properly - when I switch the circuit back on, one or other of the lights is on and this toggles on one switch while the other switch does nothing. I have a blue, yellow, red and earth wire coming in (the earth is appropriately connected at least) and there is also a length of red which ran between the two switch blocks.

I've looked in the wiki and the sticky and I can't find the answer - can someone help me?

cheers

 

[mikeyd]

put the short bit of red between the 2 terminals marked COM

Others are an educated guess: Try red in with either end of the short bit of red, blue to one of the L1's and and yellow to the other L1

 

[Sisters are]

MilkeyD, thank-you! My lights are now fully operational

 

[mikeyd]

Thanks for the Thanks, You're welcome.

 

[Space cat]

when I switch the circuit back on, one or other of the lights is on and this toggles on one switch while the other switch does nothing.

Sorry, but sometimes you just have to laugh. Time to go ---