I have a double dimmer socket in my lounge, one operates ceiling lights, the other wall lights. The dimmers have both stopped dimming so I'm changing them to a double switch. Having removed the socket I can't make any sense of the wiring.
There are 2 cables entering the box; one (left) has red, black and earth, the other (right) has red, yellow, blue and earth.
The black and blue cables are connected together (not in the switch). From the right cable, the yellow (with red sheath) is attached to the right dimmer switch, L2. The red is connected to wiggle with a line through it. There is another short red wire connected between the same wiggle and the L2 on the left dimmer. The left cable red is connected to the wiggle on the left dimmer. All working OK as light switches.
So I have a double crabtree switch to replace the crabtree dimmer with. Its a 2g 2w switch with 2x L1, L2, L3, but how do I wire it as there's no wiggle; do I just use L3 instead of wiggle?
Total amateur, sorry!
Thanks
There are 2 cables entering the box; one (left) has red, black and earth, the other (right) has red, yellow, blue and earth.
The black and blue cables are connected together (not in the switch). From the right cable, the yellow (with red sheath) is attached to the right dimmer switch, L2. The red is connected to wiggle with a line through it. There is another short red wire connected between the same wiggle and the L2 on the left dimmer. The left cable red is connected to the wiggle on the left dimmer. All working OK as light switches.
So I have a double crabtree switch to replace the crabtree dimmer with. Its a 2g 2w switch with 2x L1, L2, L3, but how do I wire it as there's no wiggle; do I just use L3 instead of wiggle?
Total amateur, sorry!
Thanks