Hi,
I have a set of 2 way switches for my hall light (1 Upstairs, 1 Down)
Each switch has 3 wires inside excluding the earth, unfortunately it is old wiring and they are not all the same colours
Upstairs there is a Black, Red & Yellow wire
Downstairs there is 2 Red & 1 Black Wire (1 Red & 1 Black coming in 1 sheath and 1 Red seperate)
I changed the switch upstairs and it worked fine with the Yellow wire in the single hole at the top of the switch and the red and black in the holes at the bottom.
However when I went to change the bottom switch I cannot get the light to work, either both switches go completely dead if put the red or black wire that is in the same sheat in the top hole, and if I put the single sheath red wire in the top hole it blows the fuse on the whole lighting circuit.
Help.....!! I am without lights in the hall for the 3rd night.
I have a set of 2 way switches for my hall light (1 Upstairs, 1 Down)
Each switch has 3 wires inside excluding the earth, unfortunately it is old wiring and they are not all the same colours
Upstairs there is a Black, Red & Yellow wire
Downstairs there is 2 Red & 1 Black Wire (1 Red & 1 Black coming in 1 sheath and 1 Red seperate)
I changed the switch upstairs and it worked fine with the Yellow wire in the single hole at the top of the switch and the red and black in the holes at the bottom.
However when I went to change the bottom switch I cannot get the light to work, either both switches go completely dead if put the red or black wire that is in the same sheat in the top hole, and if I put the single sheath red wire in the top hole it blows the fuse on the whole lighting circuit.
Help.....!! I am without lights in the hall for the 3rd night.