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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    I had to Google parables :D The moral of this story..... If you're NotALeccy, don't try and mess about with your house :D
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Had a look again at my breaker box, no RCD (googled, so i had a fair idea), however there is a Square D main switch next to it disconnected. Sounds like a rattle to be honest. Not sure how I missed it. I guess this is what they replaced with the Protek?
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    OK, I'll get that sorted in the next few weeks. :) Thanks again for everyone's help on this :D
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Story has a happy ending after all. Had him over, he terminated the earth wire behind the switch and removed the strap which was connecting to the other switch, if I want to return it back to its original state it is easy enough, unscrew and screw it back. He connected the neutral wire from the...
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Indeed.... about a month before we bought the house as well. I should have asked the seller to get this sorted for me, I might have had a solid case to demand it. I never spotted it though. Unless you know what you're looking for, you really don't have a clue.... and I don't. They weren't the...
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Are you saying its unsafe then? Shouldn't this have been spotted on the £700 home buyer survey, bearing in mind I had the full building survey? Just wondering if this is normal on a house or have I been stitched up a bit?
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Photo of my breaker box. The blue switch knocks off the upstairs lighting.
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Thanks for the replies everyone. I've reverted back to the old flick switch. Boss isn't happy, but then again I'd rather live than be electrocuted while changing a bulb. @shaun1, indeed my knowledge of AC is really tiny, as you can tell. The kind of electronics I've done is mostly automotive...
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Oh for sure, it's coming out. I am happy to admit defeat on this one. I definitely need to get a pro in when doing this stuff in the future. I will get a qualified electrician in, probably after Xmas now to install it, if I decide to install it at all. It might not be worth the effort and...
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    Not only am I dumb. I'm really really dumb. Having actually looked a bit more carefully, I can see that I'm energizing the earth :( The green and yellow is earthing on the metal frame of the holder. I can't believe I've made such a dangerous mistake. Thank you for highlighting this to me. Here...
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    Trying to understand 3-way switch and smart lighting

    I will need to go through the documents that came with the house for when the refurb took place. It was fairly recent though. The previous owner only owned the house for 12 months and we bought it last year. The owner before the previous owner had the rewire as part of a whole house upgrade. So...

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