Varilight 2 way dimmer installation

[diybodger]

I would be grateful if anyone could shed some light on my current predicament.

I have installed a varilight master dimmer in my hall and a slave in my landing to control my landing light using a

two way circuit. The cabling consists of a 3 core and earth between the switches and a two core and earth from the

slave to the ceiling rose. I cannot get the light to work with the slave installed. The master will work however if

the slave is substituted with a standard rocker switch and the switch is "ON". The rocker switch however can only

turn the light off and will not turn it back on. Obviously I want to get both the Master and the slave working

correctly so I have control from both locations.

This is how the switches are wired:

At the MASTER switch:

Yellow to Load (or wavy)
Red to Live
Blue to Slave (or S)

At the SLAVE switch:

Yellow from MASTER switch to: Load (or wavy)
Blue from MASTER switch and Black to ceiling rose to: Live
Red from MASTER switch and Red to ceiling rose to: Master (or S)

Any help would be most welcome.

 

[Readonly]

Try reading:

[url]http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/Systems/TouchRemote.htm [/url]

Note that these switches don't use standard 2 way wire configuration. You may need to make some changes in the ceiling rose/junction box.

How many cables and cores do you have behind each switch?

 

[diybodger]

How many cables and cores do you have behind each switch?

I have a three core and earth at the master. At the slave is a twin and earth to the rose and the three core and earth from the master.

 

[Gaz the Sparky]

Hi
Havent done one for a while but if my memory serves me rite then you should wire them like so:-

Master unit

1.Connect the red from the twin and the red from the 3 core and earth to the live feed terminal
2. connect the black from the twin to the blue of the 3 core and earth to the switched live terminal
3. connect the yellow from the 3 core and earth to the S terminal

Slave Unit

1. connect the red from the 3 core and earth to the live terminal
2. connect the blue from the 3 core and earth to the swithched live terminal
3. connect the yellow from the 3 core and earth to the S terminal

The master switch will have to be positioned at the swich point where the twin +earth and the 3 core and earth come in to the switch.

 

[diybodger]

The master switch will have to be positioned at the swich point where the twin +earth and the 3 core and earth come in to the switch.

I do not have this arrangement at the moment as the master is part of a two gang (the other controlling the hall light) but does it matter which switch the twin + earth is connected as the three core and earth will bring the same connection to the master? Or is it what I have feared all along: the slave is internally wired differently to the master?

 

[Gaz the Sparky]

Anyone correct me if im wrong but I dont think it will matter aslong as you connect it up as I stated before use the yellow core of the 3 core cable to connect the s connections together then the reds together in the feed connection and then the black and blue together in the switched feed

 

[ibruceuk]

I would be grateful if anyone could shed some light on my current predicament.

I have installed a varilight master dimmer in my hall and a slave in my landing to control my landing light using a

two way circuit. The cabling consists of a 3 core and earth between the switches and a two core and earth from the

slave to the ceiling rose. I cannot get the light to work with the slave installed. The master will work however if

the slave is substituted with a standard rocker switch and the switch is "ON". The rocker switch however can only

turn the light off and will not turn it back on. Obviously I want to get both the Master and the slave working

correctly so I have control from both locations.

This is how the switches are wired:

At the MASTER switch:

Yellow to Load (or wavy)
Red to Live
Blue to Slave (or S)

At the SLAVE switch:

Yellow from MASTER switch to: Load (or wavy)
Blue from MASTER switch and Black to ceiling rose to: Live
Red from MASTER switch and Red to ceiling rose to: Master (or S)

Any help would be most welcome.

Simple...

At the master connect the following

Red to Live
Blue to Load or wavy
Yellow to S

At the Slave...

Live - Red from three core + Red from Twin to ceiling rose
Load - Blue from three core + Black from Twin to ceiling rose
S - Yellow from master

 

[diybodger]

Many thanks everyone. All working!!!