Ok guys, first post so be gentle. I have a standard setup of two two way switches, one at the bottom of the stairs and one at the top so the light that they feed can be switched on/off from either switch.
What I want to do is replace these switches with smart switches. I have installed one switch, which seems to be from the main feed and it works. Now when I attempt to install the 2nd smart switch I am unable to get it to work as there is no indications on the switch to say it is getting power even though there is a live feed going to it.
If I reconnect the standard switch the standard switch will control on/off and so will the smart switch but I don't want this I want to have both smart switches in situ. The smart switches are the no neutral wire required type and need a capacitor installed to allow the switch to operate. The capacitor is installed at the light fitting which seems to be doing its job as the smart switch that is working seems to indicate this.
At the working end there is three sets of triple core coming into the switch box, two have red, black and green/yellow and the other is red, blue and yellow. Now I think I understand that one of the core is for the actual main feed, the other is the core to the light itself and the red, blue and yellow is what feeds the other switch.
If I connect the red and yellow only it will power the smart switch, the distant switch with the standard switch has the yellow and red connected, red to com and yellow to L1. The smart switch that is working has red to L and yellow to L1
No matter what I try I cannot get the 2nd smart switch to work?
Let me add that these smart switches will work when paired together but because I cannot get power to both at the same time I cannot pair them?
I have attached 2 photo's, one of each switch
What I want to do is replace these switches with smart switches. I have installed one switch, which seems to be from the main feed and it works. Now when I attempt to install the 2nd smart switch I am unable to get it to work as there is no indications on the switch to say it is getting power even though there is a live feed going to it.
If I reconnect the standard switch the standard switch will control on/off and so will the smart switch but I don't want this I want to have both smart switches in situ. The smart switches are the no neutral wire required type and need a capacitor installed to allow the switch to operate. The capacitor is installed at the light fitting which seems to be doing its job as the smart switch that is working seems to indicate this.
At the working end there is three sets of triple core coming into the switch box, two have red, black and green/yellow and the other is red, blue and yellow. Now I think I understand that one of the core is for the actual main feed, the other is the core to the light itself and the red, blue and yellow is what feeds the other switch.
If I connect the red and yellow only it will power the smart switch, the distant switch with the standard switch has the yellow and red connected, red to com and yellow to L1. The smart switch that is working has red to L and yellow to L1
No matter what I try I cannot get the 2nd smart switch to work?
Let me add that these smart switches will work when paired together but because I cannot get power to both at the same time I cannot pair them?
I have attached 2 photo's, one of each switch