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I am attempting to replace an existing two-gang two-way rocker switch with a new two-gang two-way dimmer switch. Thinking I new it all I removed the existing switch before making note of the existing connections.
Surprise, surprise - I can't get the new switch to work! javascript:emoticon('')
The wires coming out of the wall are as follows:
2 red (only one of them tests live)
2 black
2 sleeved green
The existing switch has a piece of red wire connecting both COMs on the switch together (I know this because this is the one piece of existing wiring I didn't remove). I'm guessing therefore that the live red wire went into one of the COMs.
However, that leaves four other connections - 2 L1s and 2 L2s and five available wires (I'm guessing the only candidates are the 1 remaining red and 2 blacks though). I cannot even begin to guess how these fit together.
Any help or pointers in the right direction would be most appreciated.
Thanks...
Surprise, surprise - I can't get the new switch to work! javascript:emoticon('')
The wires coming out of the wall are as follows:
2 red (only one of them tests live)
2 black
2 sleeved green
The existing switch has a piece of red wire connecting both COMs on the switch together (I know this because this is the one piece of existing wiring I didn't remove). I'm guessing therefore that the live red wire went into one of the COMs.
However, that leaves four other connections - 2 L1s and 2 L2s and five available wires (I'm guessing the only candidates are the 1 remaining red and 2 blacks though). I cannot even begin to guess how these fit together.
Any help or pointers in the right direction would be most appreciated.
Thanks...