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Chaddy GDPR opt-out	2 gang light switch Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:20pm Hi guys I want to fit an outside light. i currently have a 2 way switch fitted in the kitchen. I was going to drill through the wall and fit a 2 gang switch. Can i pick up a live from the current set up and link accross to the 1 way side of the switch? If so which one?? Cheers and Happy New Year to everyone.
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #1 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:22pm You will also need a neutral, and these are not always present in switches. Take the plate of the wall, and tell us what cables are already behind the plate.
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Chaddy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #2 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:24pm That was a quick reply!!! There are red(fitted in the common), 2 x yellow and 2 x blue(which is a switched live i assume as it has a red marker on it. plus an earth.
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Re: 2 gang light switch
Reply #3 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:48pm

No extra terminal blocks in the back of the box with a blue or black Sad

Sounds like there is no neutral.

How many reds are there in the common? No other red lurking or chopped off?

Sounds as if they may have used a 3 core to drop from the pendent, which could be in your favour, as the spare core could be used as a neutral.

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Chaddy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #4 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:51pm Only one red in the common. No other wires!!
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:55pm Yellow and blue suggests that 3 core and earth cables have been used. These cables have 1xred 1xyellow 1xblue core, plus an earth. Are you sure there isn't another red lurking??
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Chaddy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #6 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 5:58pm I'll have to check and get back to you. It's possible that i'm having a silly moment. Cheers Ken
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #7 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 9:23pm Insult's to blonde people will not be tolerated here, sorry
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Chaddy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #8 - Dec 31^st, 2004, 11:22pm What about bald people??? Suddenly got very pc around here!!
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #9 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 1:36am [quote author=Chaddy link=1104513609/0#8 date=1104535374]Suddenly got very pc around here!! [/quote] lol, not really 8)
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Chaddy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #10 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 3:16pm I'm glad about that!!!! Theres too many do gooders in the world already!!! Anyway the wires in the back of the switch are as follows.... Com- red L1- yellow & red L2-Blue & Blue with red marker
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #11 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 3:35pm Sorry I haven’t really followed this, You have a 2 gang switch of you have a 2-way switch? Or it could be 2-gang & 2-way 2 gang's means 2 switches, 2-way means the light's can be controlled be either 2-way switch connected in parallel with each other.
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Chaddy GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #12 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 4:27pm I have a 2 gang switch. one switch is wired 2 way. The other i wanted to wire up 1 way to power the outside light! ???
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #13 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 5:20pm What colours go into the individual cable sheaths?? The colours still sound a little odd.
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #14 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 5:48pm Ok, so it's a 2 gang 2-way, with one 2-way and one 1-way. It's probably fine lecc, but talking about it and seeing it are miles apart. Quote: Back to normality... Whats that lecc?
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #15 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 5:51pm Its currently a 1gang 2way. He wants to put a 2gang 2way in, the extra ang for an outside light. He want to run the cable from switch directly to light. We are trying to see if there is a neutral at the switch, or if we could put one there, as it looks like 3 core has been used for the switch drop as well as the strapper.
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: 2 gang light switch Reply #16 - Jan 1^st, 2005, 5:53pm Well I would think it's unlikely theres a neutral there, however this is where it bugs me becasuse if he had a voltage indicator like we all do it would be found out in a few seconds if there's a neutral, but normal house goers just dont have these things
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