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Hi.
I have an issue.
I have lights going to my attic, with a switch at the top of attic stairs and one at the bottom. There are 2 lights as it goes around a corner.
Bottom light switch:
Red in common, sharing sleeving with black that isn't connected to anything (but seems to show a light glow when I turn the light on, with the electric screwdriver)
Red in L1, sharing grey sleeving with red in L2. If the similar wires in the top switch either one of them, has current running through it then both of these seem to show up a feint light on electric screwdriver)
Top light switch
Red in common, sharing sleeving with a black wire that seems to be connected to another black wire (in different sleeving but having an unconnected 'red')
Red in L1, sharing grey sleeving with red in L2
Now, to turn this into a one way switch (ideally at the bottom of the stairs) is what I want to do.
I have worked out:
Top light switch red in common : this is permanently live, nothing changes this.
Bottom light switch : red in common seems to be going to the lights themselves as the lights won't turn on without a live feed into this.
The light rose has a black, and red wire going into it and a daisy chained one to the other light fitting.
How on earth am I supposed to turn this into a one way switch?
The complicating factor is I need a spare wire at the bottom switch to be made into neutral so I can connect a smart light switch.
Any ideas?
I have an issue.
I have lights going to my attic, with a switch at the top of attic stairs and one at the bottom. There are 2 lights as it goes around a corner.
Bottom light switch:
Red in common, sharing sleeving with black that isn't connected to anything (but seems to show a light glow when I turn the light on, with the electric screwdriver)
Red in L1, sharing grey sleeving with red in L2. If the similar wires in the top switch either one of them, has current running through it then both of these seem to show up a feint light on electric screwdriver)
Top light switch
Red in common, sharing sleeving with a black wire that seems to be connected to another black wire (in different sleeving but having an unconnected 'red')
Red in L1, sharing grey sleeving with red in L2
Now, to turn this into a one way switch (ideally at the bottom of the stairs) is what I want to do.
I have worked out:
Top light switch red in common : this is permanently live, nothing changes this.
Bottom light switch : red in common seems to be going to the lights themselves as the lights won't turn on without a live feed into this.
The light rose has a black, and red wire going into it and a daisy chained one to the other light fitting.
How on earth am I supposed to turn this into a one way switch?
The complicating factor is I need a spare wire at the bottom switch to be made into neutral so I can connect a smart light switch.
Any ideas?