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Installing A New Light Switch (Connections)
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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 298613" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>So basically you want to convert the old two-way, two switches to just a one way, single remote operation swtich?</p><p></p><p>So you need to decide what you are going to do with the other switch..</p><p></p><p>Leave it in circuit still live?</p><p></p><p>Or</p><p></p><p>disconnect and isolate it completely out of the circuit?</p><p></p><p>To try and add a bit more to your options, we need to know how the existing switches are wired...</p><p></p><p>At the moment, from only seeing the one light switch, we cannot fully establish this info..</p><p></p><p>Rather than typing loads, I have added a quick sketch of two options..</p><p></p><p>I am guessing yours is wired as per no 1..</p><p></p><p>and you are at the switch that does not connect directly back to the light or supply.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]3310[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>If it is wired as no 2..</p><p></p><p>then as long as the joint is accessible it would be easy to remove the other switch completely and just change your three core to become Perm L, Switch L &amp; N.....</p><p></p><p>Go have a poke about in the other switch and /or light..</p><p></p><p>and let us know what you find...</p><p></p><p>and what you want to do with the other switch..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 298613, member: 250"] So basically you want to convert the old two-way, two switches to just a one way, single remote operation swtich? So you need to decide what you are going to do with the other switch.. Leave it in circuit still live? Or disconnect and isolate it completely out of the circuit? To try and add a bit more to your options, we need to know how the existing switches are wired... At the moment, from only seeing the one light switch, we cannot fully establish this info.. Rather than typing loads, I have added a quick sketch of two options.. I am guessing yours is wired as per no 1.. and you are at the switch that does not connect directly back to the light or supply. [ATTACH]3310._xfImport[/ATTACH] If it is wired as no 2.. then as long as the joint is accessible it would be easy to remove the other switch completely and just change your three core to become Perm L, Switch L & N..... Go have a poke about in the other switch and /or light.. and let us know what you find... and what you want to do with the other switch.. [/QUOTE]
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