awhile ago while decorating i removed a 2 gang switch and without thinking didnt make a note of what wires went where ? this swicth is 2 gang but one way each gang operates its own wall light and is wired directly from the consumer unit /fuse box can you tell me where the wires go . i have a cable from the fuce box and one to each of the wall lights , the switch has two gangs each with C,L1 AND L2 .

BLAKEY, September 2010

gts. read the description before u start been cocky.

what is the point doing a loop in system when its going from the db to wall lights? is 1 cable not better for wall lights?

also gts he hasnt got 2 way switching its 2 one ways. just go away and stop commenting cos its pathetic u obviously havnt got a clue wot ur blabbering on about

andy, August 2011

and it will matter if you connect l1 to l2 if you have two way switching,in this case you must wire l1 to l1,l2 to l2 and c to c

gts, September 2010

not quite true,if the loop in and loop out is in the ceiling rose,then you will only have live connections in the back box mate,some guys like to wire up lights with loop in loop out,to the rose,others wire up to the back box,so you have neutral connections there,light circuits are very simple,not rocket science

gts, September 2010

The cable from the consumer unit will carry Live & Neutral

Live needs to be connected to the C terminal of Both Switches - a small link from one to another will achieve this.

Each individual switch will provide switched live to turn its light on and off - Connect the Live Wire for each lamp to the L1 terminals of the respective switches - it will not matter if you connect to L2 instead of L1.

This will leave you with 3 Neutral return wires - one from each lamp and one running off to the fuse board - all three should be joined together but NOT connected to the the switches - In your original arrangement there was probably a piece of Terminal Strip for this neutral connection - you do not mention it.

You should also make provision for the Earth wires - there is usually an earth point in the metal pattress box - use that.

Take care.

Peccavi, September 2010