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<blockquote data-quote="Bruspark" data-source="post: 520477" data-attributes="member: 20106"><p>Ah. With the pics: all you can do is put the existing wires in, One in L where there seems to be a screw and L2 (oddly) which also seems to have a screw.</p><p></p><p>Unless you can check at the light fitting it’s hard to say what colour runs there (the L1/2/3 wire) but it shouldn’t matter functionally. </p><p></p><p>I’d put my money on red as L but without testing it’s only a guess . </p><p> </p><p></p><p>The smart switch likely gets its power by tapping into the light circuit current when it’s on or off. That does need a light in the fitting to happen and it’s worth trying an old fashioned bulb if it’s not immediately working with an LED lamp </p><p></p><p>Can’t quite see what’s happening with the earths but if the switch has a metal front it needs linking to the cable and box </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruspark, post: 520477, member: 20106"] Ah. With the pics: all you can do is put the existing wires in, One in L where there seems to be a screw and L2 (oddly) which also seems to have a screw. Unless you can check at the light fitting it’s hard to say what colour runs there (the L1/2/3 wire) but it shouldn’t matter functionally. I’d put my money on red as L but without testing it’s only a guess . The smart switch likely gets its power by tapping into the light circuit current when it’s on or off. That does need a light in the fitting to happen and it’s worth trying an old fashioned bulb if it’s not immediately working with an LED lamp Can’t quite see what’s happening with the earths but if the switch has a metal front it needs linking to the cable and box [/QUOTE]
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