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Hi there. I have now investigated the fault further and done as you suggested. disconnecting red and black from the top switch stops the glow but I can find no fault with the two way switch wiring. I have checked the wiring to the light unit in question and all is in order. I then took out one of th...

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sparx, ericmark, I have just made a flying visit to my son's house to test out some of ericmarks ideas. There is a loft light that has been added by someone but don't know when.The loft light on or off doesn't have any effect on the glow of the landing light. Three more bits of information: 1. The c...

Troller

Thank you ericmark. What a reply. There are certainly enough suggestions (as well as those made by sparxs) for me to follow. I will be at my sons Friday afternoon so I will investigate and let you know what I find.

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Thank you for your response. The top switch has 1 wire in the common and two each in L1 and L2 as you suggest. There is a three core and a two core cable. From memory the two core is red and black and the three core I think is red, blue and yellow. The problem is in my son's house (hence the uncerta...

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I have a lighting problem.The landing light is operated by two way switches, one upstairs and one downstairs. The switches operate OK but when the light is switched off the bulbs glow very slightly. When checking the switched live feed to the light unit when light is meant to be off there is a small...

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