Hi everyone, this is my first post in this very lively forum! Thanks in advance to those who will answer my (hope not too silly) question.
I'm not expert but i can safely handle electricity and stuff. Please reply in not-too-technical terms as I'm a bit rusty thank you.
I have a switch on a wall and I want to replace it with one with the embedded red on-off light, to show me when the switch is on or off.
The "old" switch is one phase only so control only the live (maybe the neutral, need to check) of the appliance (2 bulbs and a small aspirator).
The only switch with the red on-off light that I could find has got 3 phases (live + neutral + earth) and when I tried to replace it, I connected the wire in the wall one end into the IN and the other into the OUT. The switch works well BUT the little red on-off light does not light on, so it does not indicate when the switch is on or off as I suspect that little red light needs both the live AND neutral to work?
If this is the case, how can I get the red light to work? Does exist (I looked everywhere on ebay, online, trade stores, etc..) a mono-phase switch with the red on-off light which would fit the standard wall box?
This is my current/"old" switch. One phase only.
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This is the new one with the red on-off light. 3 phases
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Many thanks!
a.
I'm not expert but i can safely handle electricity and stuff. Please reply in not-too-technical terms as I'm a bit rusty thank you.
I have a switch on a wall and I want to replace it with one with the embedded red on-off light, to show me when the switch is on or off.
The "old" switch is one phase only so control only the live (maybe the neutral, need to check) of the appliance (2 bulbs and a small aspirator).
The only switch with the red on-off light that I could find has got 3 phases (live + neutral + earth) and when I tried to replace it, I connected the wire in the wall one end into the IN and the other into the OUT. The switch works well BUT the little red on-off light does not light on, so it does not indicate when the switch is on or off as I suspect that little red light needs both the live AND neutral to work?
If this is the case, how can I get the red light to work? Does exist (I looked everywhere on ebay, online, trade stores, etc..) a mono-phase switch with the red on-off light which would fit the standard wall box?
This is my current/"old" switch. One phase only.
/ __
This is the new one with the red on-off light. 3 phases
_/ __
_/ __
____
Many thanks!
a.