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In the kitchen diner I've got a 1 gang switch in the kitchen to control spot lights and in the dining area I have a 2 gang switch (one gang for the spot lights in the kitchen and the other is for a light above the dining table).

Below I have shown the wiring I have done, for some reason the lights wont turn on, ia there a mistake below????

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In the kitchen diner I've got a 1 gang switch in the kitchen to control spot lights and in the dining area I have a 2 gang switch (one gang for the spot lights in the kitchen and the other is for a light above the dining table).

Below I have shown the wiring I have done, for some reason the lights wont turn on, ia there a mistake below????

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I can't understand your pictures.

By "3ph" do you mean twin and earth?

It looks like the supply cable comes into Switch 1, which I think is supposed to be a single, two-way switch. Which should have three terminals (plus an earth in the box). But it seems to have four. Why?

Have you got a multimeter? If not, go out and buy one now before posting any more.
 
Cheers @RandomGrinch I do have the 4 terminal switches for "taking the power to the switch".

@JohnD The "3ph" is twin and earth, and the 3ph(in) is coming from the previous switch (everything previous to the kitchen is working well). And the 4ph is 3 core and earth.

Also, getting a replacement multimeter as I've found out mine isn't working today.
 
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I can't see anything wrong with your wiring diagram.
Taking it logically, the single lamp is purely connected from "in" to the "out" (through a couple of connections, but no through complicated two way wiring) - if this light isn't working, you need to investigate whether you are getting any power to the "in", to begin with.
Get that new multimeter! :)
 
Disconnect the 2 way strappers from the switch and check the kitchen lights work
 
@Murdochcat the single kitchen light works fine controlled from switch 2, if you mean remove the strapper and check the LEDs then I've just tried that and no change
 
I can't see anything wrong with your wiring diagram.
Taking it logically, the single lamp is purely connected from "in" to the "out" (through a couple of connections, but no through complicated two way wiring) - if this light isn't working, you need to investigate whether you are getting any power to the "in", to begin with.
Get that new multimeter! :)
@Murdochcat Got a muluimeter :giggle: these are the results I got... I cant make since of it

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PROBLEM SOLVED!!! For anyone that finds this thread down the line, the wiring was all correct. The 2 gang switch was faulty (the gang that was controlling the kitchen light was working correctly but the gang strapped onto the LEDs was faulty.

Cheers everyone
 

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