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We came to live in a new place which was built in around 1960 but this place has an extension which was finished to build a couple of years ago. This extension has a living room with a 2-gang switch.
I purchased a 2-gang smart switch that needs neutral wire. From the colouring of the wires, I believe that the neutral wire exists (there is a blue wire, actually a few of them), but all the blue wires are bundled together. Now I am thinking, maybe an old house's installation was converted (somehow) to a new one and neutral does not even exist even though those wires are there. The old switcher has two COMMON holes, two L1 holes and two L2 holes but only COMMON and L1 holes are in use.
I do not know a lot about electricity but I would like to learn more. Could somebody please guide me on how to replace this old switch with a smart one?
Please find some attached photos. It will help you to understand my problem easier.
I purchased a 2-gang smart switch that needs neutral wire. From the colouring of the wires, I believe that the neutral wire exists (there is a blue wire, actually a few of them), but all the blue wires are bundled together. Now I am thinking, maybe an old house's installation was converted (somehow) to a new one and neutral does not even exist even though those wires are there. The old switcher has two COMMON holes, two L1 holes and two L2 holes but only COMMON and L1 holes are in use.
I do not know a lot about electricity but I would like to learn more. Could somebody please guide me on how to replace this old switch with a smart one?
Please find some attached photos. It will help you to understand my problem easier.