I have problem with my ceiling light switches. the bedroom, living room, kithcen and bathroom lights will only switch on when the hallway ceiling light is swichted on. I have tried swapping somw wires around, but to no avail. The switches are mixed - one 3 gang with 4 +2 wires, two 1 gang with 3 wires, and one 1 gang with 4 red and one yellow wire (?). Can anyone point me in the right direction without me paying a fortune for an electrican? many thanks.
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breezer
when did this start?
it started since I thought I would be clever and change all the switch covers (from white plastic to stainless steel) myself. I have since realised that I have mistakenly replaced a one-way with a two-way - would this make a huge difference?
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breezer
no. what wires do you have and we will try to help (and where are they now)
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i've been told (on another forum) that the problem lies with the hallway light, as this appears to be controlling all the others. They said the wires in the rose must be incorrect - but I haven't touched those - I think it's the ones in the switch, it's a 2way(ie with 3 holes) with 3 red wires, and I'm not sure which goes where.... thanks
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breezer
as you said it can be in the rose if you havent touched it.
unfortunatly it will be trial and error (even if you get an electrician) since they are all red, very sorry
unfortunatly it will be trial and error (even if you get an electrician) since they are all red, very sorry
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