Stairs Lower Switch Wire Fitting

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

Morning all

I've been doing a bit of wallpapering, and before removing the light switches, I took photos. Unfortunately the photos of the downstairs switch are corrupt and need a little bit of help if possible! I've wired in the top fine:

Upstairs switch
Comm - 1 x Yellow with red band
L1 - 2 x Red
L2 - 1 x Black with red band + 1 x Blue with red band

Downstairs switch
1 x yellow with red band
1 x red
1 x blue with red band

Inputs
L1
L1
L2
L2

 

[EFLImpudence]

Is it not that the L1s are on one side (left) and the L2s are on the other side (right); not top and bottom?

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

Is it not that the L1s are on one side (left) and the L2s are on the other side (right); not top and bottom?

Just checked, 2 x L1's up the top, 2 x L2's at the bottom, the Mrs bought it from B&Q months ago - it's one of these 'snap on' fronts, it's an Intermediate Switch

 

[terryplumb]

Was the original downstairs switch an intermediate ?

 

[ericmark]

Comm - 1 x Yellow with red band must be same with both switches, with an intermediate switch any terminal can be used as comm but the other terminal of the pair is then unused, so if it goes into L11 then L12 is not used, I always use my meter to test switch, the other two wires does not matter which is which.

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

Was the original downstairs switch an intermediate ?

Hi Terry

Yes it was, been there for a few months working fine, I should have double checked the photos were fine before removing. I'm sure the two red wires were together

 

[terryplumb]

Ok, I thought wife had bought a new switch.
Wire it up as ericmark said above.

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

Ok, I thought wife had bought a new switch.
Wire it up as ericmark said above.

Whenever she goes to these stores I always get concerned, the design is always paramount to the function...

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

Comm - 1 x Yellow with red band must be same with both switches, with an intermediate switch any terminal can be used as comm but the other terminal of the pair is then unused, so if it goes into L11 then L12 is not used, I always use my meter to test switch, the other two wires does not matter which is which.

Thanks Eric

Just getting this wrapped around my room temperature brain, I'll put yellow with red band in bottom left L2

Looking at the top switch, I've got 2 x live going into L1, so I put the downstairs two red's into top left L1 too and blue into corresponding L2 under it?

L1 L1
L2 L2

 

[EFLImpudence]

NO.

Yellow must go in top L1 or L2. It doesn't matter which
or which way round the red and blue are.

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

NO.

View attachment 320082

Yellow must go in top L1 or L2. It doesn't matter which
or which way round the red and blue are.

Star!

I can understand that, going to do it right now and report back

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

NO.

View attachment 320082

Yellow must go in top L1 or L2. It doesn't matter which
or which way round the red and blue are.

All working - Thankyou matey, appreciate your time to help

 

[SwitchTheElectricsOff]

@terryplumb
@ericmark
@EFLImpudence

All working, thankyou guys for your help

 

[EFLImpudence]

 

[Taylortwocities]

Whenever she goes to these stores I always get concerned, the design is always paramount to the function...

Women use the same criteria when choosing a partner..