Covert 2 Way Dual Gang to 2 Way Single Gang Light

[Juniorscone]

Evening all,

I am simplifying the lights in my hallway and looking to covert the current lighting setup which is a 2 way dual gang switching solution to a 2 way single gang solution.

The current setup is:

Switch 1..................Switch 2
|-------------------| |-------------------|
|.L1..L2........C....| |.L1..L2........C....|
|.......................| |........................|
|....C........L1..L2.| |....C........L1..L2.|
|-------------------| |-------------------|

I just want o check to be sure that I can simply connect in the following in switch 1 (and then the same in switch 2):

- Both C wires can be connected to the single C connection on my single gang switch
- Both L1 wires can be connected to the single L1 connection on my single gang switch
- Both L2 wires can be connected to the single L2 connection on my single gang switch


Thanks,
Chris

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Why do you wish to do this?
Don't quite get the switch diagram, if you have double gang/2 way switch, I would expect to see gang one with just com, L1 and L2 and gang two the same, not as you have posted.
Is it a four gang switch?

 

[Juniorscone]

The hall is about 4 metres long, and there are only 2 lights in the hall (one at either end). Its seems overkill to be able to control the lights in such a way in such a small room. Having a switch at either end which switches all the lights on is what Im looking for.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

so it is two different switch plates

 

[Juniorscone]

Basically at either end of the room i have a switch with 2 Com, 2 L1 and 2 L2, this allows me to control the lights at either end of the hall (with the added complexity of being able to control half the hall).

I want to replace that with 2 new switches, each with 1 com, 1 L1 and 1 L2, so i can still controll the lights from either end.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

If you swap over as you have stated, it should have the effect you are after.

 

[Juniorscone]

Perfect, thanks for you help mate....much appreciated!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Blowed if I can see why it's such a hardship to flick 2 rockers at the same time....

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I just want o check to be sure that I can simply connect in the following in switch 1 (and then the same in switch 2):

- Both C wires can be connected to the single C connection on my single gang switch
- Both L1 wires can be connected to the single L1 connection on my single gang switch
- Both L2 wires can be connected to the single L2 connection on my single gang switch

I take it you've confirmed that both the lights are on the same circuit?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I take it you've confirmed that both the lights are on the same circuit?

That's a fair point, that I overlooked

 

[Juniorscone]

So i did as described above (connected the 2 comm wires from the 2 gang to the 1 comm in the single gang and then the same for the L1 and L2), but now my light is on permanently.

Any thoughts?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

My thought is that on one of the switch drops you've got the permanent and switched lives the wrong way round.

 

[Juniorscone]

I was careful when i took the old switches off the label the wires, so i am 100% sure what was L1 in the old switch is L1 in the new switch.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You had 2 L1s and wires in each. Ditto L2s. On one gang the permanent live was in a different L to the other.

 

[Juniorscone]

Indeed in each of the switches there were 2 L1, 2 L2 and 2 COM.

In each of the new single gang switches i connected both COM to COM, both L1 to L1 etc.