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Porch & Stairs separation?
So I got a dual light switch at the bottom of the stairs & a single light switch at the top of the stairs.
Another switch in the porch, which is somehow connected to the stairs switch.
bit confused on how to undo & redo this.
The porch light sometimes cant be switched on due to 1 of the switches (either bottom or top being switched off, I'm uncertain as yet)
So the tenant cannot put on the porch light on entering the porch to do porch things , shoes off clean etc, without opening main house door & switching on the stair light.
if the porch light is at the on position but the stair light is not on, on entering the house they don't know it is in the on position & then continue throughout the evening to be flashing the porch light on & off whenever anyone walks up or down the stairs. Also the worst part is if in the porch or using porch light to work on something if someone walks up the stairs they can then switch porch light off with the person in porch/outside main body of house needing this on. This can be potentially dangerous if using tools on fixing bike etc.
Also the porch light is essentially a security light to see who is at porch door, which the older members of family in particular wish to switch on from inside house without opening the door of the main body of the house, therefore peering out window with a fully light person at the porch door.
On top of that there is only 1 light on stairs at top & this makes the bottom of the stairs incredibly dark & at times dangerous. It is hoped a light that IS joined to the stair light at top can be added BUT NOT attached in any way to the porch light. Is this & any of the situations mentioned fixable & possible to to change?? please help, got me baffled.
Excuse the child pic best I could do on PC. haha