2 way lighting problem
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:20 pm
Help! I had to replace the upstairs 2 gang 2 way switch on my landing and have got the wires messed up. Downstairs is a 2 gang 2 way switch that I haven't touched. Both switches will turn the light on and off but not as a 2 way circuit. My house has the old colour wiring. The upstairs switch is wired as follows: A single grey wire with red core appears to the the continuous live - this is in one of the commons; there is a twin and earth (I believe coming up from the downstair switch) - the red wire is in L1 and the black (? switched live from downstairs) is in L2. A single grey wire with red core (? I'm sure is the switched live from the upstairs light) is in L2. So, I have the black wire from the twin and earth and the ? switched live from the light in L2. Can anyone help me - I really appreciate it. Thanks.