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  1. W

    Intermediate switching blag!

    Hi guys. Fitting some really cheap stuff in a woman’s 3 storey house. The intermediate switch she’s provided me has L1 & L2 at the top, and L1 & L2 at the bottom, every time I’ve done any intermediate switches they’ve been L1 & L1 at the top, L2 & L2 at the bottom. Sorry for my amateur sounding...
  2. W

    2 way switching

    Am I right in saying, that if you have a switch wire and neutral at one switch and a feed and neutral at the other switch. You can connect switch wire and feed into commons, and then just a 2 core into L1 and L2
  3. Darren Evans

    Remote light switching / electric door and gate opener on same fob

    Advice needed please - Got a job where the client wants his garage lights and driveways lights on the same key fob as electric gates and garage door. Anybody know of a product that would allow a single key fob with 4 switches to operate each of these? 2 of the switches would be at one end of...
  4. Retroelectric

    Intermediate switching

    Hi I was asked to change an intermediate and 2 way switch for chrome and some other bits , so fairly straightforward I thought. About 10 years ago someone converted the landing 2 way to an intermediate by taking a 3 core across the other side of the landing from the switch at the top of the...
  5. C

    Wall switching method for 12v adapter powered devices?

    I'm not a pro, just looking at strategy for a village hall install. In the bar area, there are a number of devices which need to be switched on in one go. Some LED lights, a video monitor, wifi externder, other low power stuff. They are the type with the plug in 13A to low volt wall adapters...
  6. P

    Help 2 way switching ?

    Dear All, I was helping a friend to fit a new French window lock when she showed me her crazy downstairs lighting - she has just moved into the house which was built in the 1970's and there are lots of things wrong with it. Is there a quick fix for the following: Please see the Pdf : there is a...
  7. D

    Buzz noise while switching 3-way switch

    Hello all I need help with an electrical issue I think which is coming at my house I have a 2 three way switch to control a light fixture in my house. Initially the 1 switch was not working so I tried to flip it multiple time, then went to another switch and light started. Again I went to my...
  8. E

    Two way switching

    The bungalow my sister has moved in has two light switches for two way switching. It has downlighters installed but the lights only work when one of the switches is switched on and then the other one is switched then the lights come on. Switching on only works from that switch, if the other...
  9. N

    Switching on Main Switch in Meter Box after new/replacement installations

    Hi Everyone, My name is nathan. I am a newbie, just completed my bachelor degree in electrical engineering which has quite a broad scope. I recently taken up attachment works which possibly deals house wiring and minute equipment repairs which I am begining to like. A question I woukd like to...
  10. W

    2 way switching

    Thought I’d start a thread to see how everyone does 2 way switching, a know there’s a few ways. Me myself always connect my feed in with L1 and switch wire in L2 and then in common is just the brown from the 3 core, at the other switch all you have is the 3 core. This is baring in mind I work...
  11. P

    Wireless switching

    Hi. I've got a question that hopefully someone will give me a dead simple answer to. I've come across a few houses on a local estate (built I the early 80s). They all have an issue with two way switching of landing light. It appears that the light has not been wired correctly so that when...
  12. Dean. Sinnett

    two way switching for roller shutter door

    Hi All, Can a roller shutter door be operated from two positions, inside and out? There is currently a key switch outside and would like an up/down switch inside if possible. Any help with this matter is appreciated. thanks Dean
  13. B

    Switching For Maintenance

    We’ve had two control panels given a C2 for being too rusty. Both of their switches work properly and they are not hanging!! Both would pass the finger and wire test. So how rusty does it need to be? They are only rusty on the outside. B
  14. N

    Reverse switching a float sensor

    Hi, Standard float sensors are normally used to output to an LED meter so if the water level is above a certain point the LED is on, and when it drops below that point the LED switches off e.g. a small LED meter with red yellow and green level indicators in a motorhome. Is it possible to...
  15. A

    3 way switching relay

    Hello there, I'm in a situation whereby the customer wants a light switch either side of the bed, and one by the door to control the centre room pendant. Unfortunately the type of switches they have across the rest of the house doesn't produce an intermediate switch. Does anyone know any off...
  16. ETradesmen

    Intermediate switching

    Good evening all, Just a quickie, if I wired a switched live and neutral to an intermediate switch could it still work? 2 way switch - feed and 3 core intermediate switch - 3 core 3 core and switch live and neutral 2 way switch - 3 core I’ve not made a mistake, I’m just a bit curious...
  17. S

    PIR sensor not switching lights on

    Hi sparks I am trying to fit a PIR sensor to a downstairs bathroom, replacing the existing pull cord As per the instructions I have wired the sensor. When switching the trip back on, the led bathroom lights (4 in total) illuminate, but are dimly lit (by about 50%). Leaving in this state, does...
  18. T

    Oven grill

    My zanussi free standing ovens grill trips the main fuse after use when switching off. It most likely an element issue?
    • tony79
    • Thread
    • after element free fuse issue likely oven ovens switching trips
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. P

    Relay switching max voltage across contacts

    Thought i would put this out there for any experience faced with this design issue. TP Immersion heater 11KW, has built in contactor, coil voltage 400V I want to bring in the immersion heater via control system and ideally not alter the immersion heater package. The control system can operate a...
  20. R

    Bathroom lighting/fan pull cord switching

    Hi A friend has just said that in his parents house (20 years ago) they had a pull switch in the bathroom that when you pulled it once the light come on and then when you pulled twice in quick succession the light and extract fan came on. Has anyone come across anything like this before or...

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