New MK double switch wiring help

[Paul_W]

Hi there. Some help replacing an old MK double switch with a new MK switch. Wiring is early 90s. Both switches have secondary switches for the same lights.

Just doing L1 - L1, Com- Com etc didn’t work. Assumed top row on old unit was one switch and bottom row, the other.

Many thanks.

 

[pete01]

Nope its left and right.

 

[Paul_W]

Nope its left and right.

Thanks Pete. Not sure what you mean?

 

[Paul_W]

Thanks Pete. Not sure what you mean?

Sorry I get you now. That would explain it. Let me give that a try.

 

[pete01]

Where I put the red dots is one switch if that makes sense.

 

[Paul_W]

Cheers Pete. That was the tip I needed. All sorted. Thanks for your help.

 

[mattylad]

What MK range is this new switch?
There has just been a recall on some of their wall sockets.

 

[Taylortwocities]

There has just been a recall on some of their wall sockets.

This is about a light switch, not an MK Essentials Double Socket, so no need for any concern.

 

[plugwash]

What MK range is this new switch?

Pretty confident it's a logic plus.

 

[securespark]

Recall and MK. Two words I thought I'd never see in the same sentence.

 

[SUNRAY]

Recall and MK. Two words I thought I'd never see in the same sentence.

I'm not surprised though bearing in mind their significant drop in standards.

 

[securespark]

They did have a cheap range that disappeared quickly.

Then they reintroduced another but it obviously isn't much better.

 

[pete01]

 

[plugwash]

Then they reintroduced another but it obviously isn't much better.

My first impressions are that "essentials" was designed by someone who has no clue about UK electrics, while "base" seems broadly comparable to other budget ranges in the UK, lacking some of the fancy features of MK's "plus" ranges but not having anything obviously wrong with it.

It was "essentials" double switched sockets that were recalled from the market.

 

[mattylad]

Yes, correct it was sockets.

Mind you, it's handy to look on the government site, over 50 products recalled in This month alone!

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