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  1. HappyHippyDad

    Where can I buy a weatherproof 3 gang switch which looks like this.....

    I'm sure I once saw a weatherproof 3 gang switch which looks like (or was) the BG ones in this link IP66 20A Switch 2 Gang 2 Way SP - https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Electrical/d190/IP66+Rated/sd3138/IP66+20A+Switch/p24607 but I cant find them! Was I imagining it??
  2. Dave Jenkins

    3 gang, Two-way Light Switch has two circuits

    Ey up, Did a quote for re-wiring a kitchen. That was straightforward enough but the client wanted replacement dimmer switches fitting to an existing 3 gang, light switch. OK, easy enough, but he's had an extension to the back of the house providing a large dining area off the kitchen. Whoever...
  3. A

    Replacement 3 gang 2 way switch

    I am wanting to replace a 3 gang 2 way switch, the old switch has 6 wires but the new switch only has 5 terminals. I have attached a sketch of the old switch arrangement and a photo of the rear if the new switch Any helpful advice on how to wire up the new switch would be appreciated. Thank you
    • Andrew Fairburn
    • Thread
    • 2 way 3 gang replacement switch
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  4. P

    Turn 1 way into 3 gang 2 way

    Hi I've got an existing 1 gang, 2 way switch (wired up for a 1 way) on a loop-in circuit. I want to wire up 2 x 2-way bedside lights, and cutting into the loop-in at this point seems easier than using a fuse switch off the ring main, as I want to have the two way switches there anyway. I...
  5. D

    3 Gang Light Switch Quandry

    Hi, I've just moved into a new house. In the porch there's a 3 gang light switch which connects to an external PIR security light, porch light and hallway lights respectively. I don't really want the security light to be on a switch, I'd rather it had constant supply and have the PIR and...
    • David Cant
    • Thread
    • 3 gang light light switch lights porch security switch
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. B

    Loop in at The Switch - 3 Gang 2 Way

    Hey, I've just past my trade test and was placed on a new build to complete the 2nd fix as the guy who roughed it has left. Anyway, he's wired the lights using the loop method at the switches, I've never did this previously as I would always do the joint at the ceiling rose, this has thrown me...
    • bjd91
    • Thread
    • 2 way 3 gang connect continuity loop switch wired
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. yellowvanman

    2 gang to 3 gang socket converter & RCD protection

    House doesn't have any RCD protection but if I add additional sockets in a kitchen using 2 gang to 3 gang converter(s) only do you think I have to add RCD protection?
  8. J

    3 gang switch options

    Hi, I'm wiring a 3 way lighting circuit along side 2 x 2 ways. I need a 3 gang switch that contains 2 x 2 way switches and 1 intermediate to suit all circuits and look like all my other light switches. Does anyone have any experience if switches of this type are freely available? Can I pick...
    • J_T
    • Thread
    • 3 gang click intermediate options other plate switch switches
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. W

    currently have a 3 gang switch want to convert to 2 gang

    hi i have a 3 gang switch currently in the living room, The first switch is a one way to a light outside that is no longer used. The second is a two way that is connected to the switch upstairs. and the third is a two way and is connected to a switch the other side of the living room. I want to...
    • wacko262
    • Thread
    • 2 gang 3 gang connected convert currently light outside right switch wires
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. M

    3 gang switch wiring

    Jo just a quick one! A 3 gang switch for 3 seperate lights. There doesn't seem to be a feed in from the board or anything just 3 switch wires. If there was a feed cable I think you would connect live to common link this to all commons and then connect switch lines to l1. Where would the other...
    • Mwoods4757
    • Thread
    • 3 gang cables connect light switch wires wiring
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. W

    13amp Fused 3 Gang Socket

    Is a fused 13amp 3 gang socket ok as a fused spur, or do I have to use a fused connection unit? Just asking because the regs say to use a fused connection unit when running a spur to anything other then a 1 or 2 gang socket, but a socket with a built in 13amp fuse would be the same thing imo so...
    • westlondont
    • Thread
    • 3 gang electricians' talk fuse fused socket
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. S

    3 gang switch

    Little project to start the new year off, looks like I'm going to have to change a 3 gang light switch which controls front room light (area around switch is crumbling ),outside light + porch light. All sounds pretty straight forward apart from the fact that one switch has never worked since we...
    • sim22
    • Thread
    • 3 gang aus before electricians' talk light outside porch problem switch
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  13. V

    crabtree 3 gang switches x100

    case of a hundred crabtree 3 gang white plastic switches can be sold in singles boxes of ten or the lot if you have a estate's worth of rewires:biggrin:,offers going cheap before i put em on ebay
    • vinceearn
    • Thread
    • 3 gang crabtree electricians' talk offers switch switches
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: For Sale and Wanted Forum
  14. C

    3 Gang Switch Question???

    Hi I need to put a 3 gang switch so that it controls the following 3 items Independently: 1) Main hall lights (this will be controlled 2 way from either end of hall) 2) Front inside porch light (controlled from only one location) 3) Kitchen lights (this will be controlled 2 way from either end...
  15. M

    Will a 3 gang socket fit over a 2+1 dryline box

    Just seen a customer who wants 2 double sockets changed to 3 gang sockets, and I cannot find 3 gang dry-line boxes, so am wondering if a 3 gang socket will work with a 2+1 box, walls are stud.
    • markharris
    • Thread
    • 3 gang aus box double electricians' talk fit socket sockets
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Australia
  16. M

    ALTO AL5181 and Custom 3 gang 500W Dimmer

    We have a 3 x 8 light fittings in an L shaped kitchen area less than 40m2. We are fitting ALTO AL5181 "fire rated downlight fixed" 12V 50W. http://www.wf-online.com/pdf/ALTO_Lighting.pdf My builder insists they must be fitted with 50W bulbs, as that's what they come with. With 8 lamps per...
    • mdproctor
    • Thread
    • 3 gang aus custom dimmer electricians' talk range really
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  17. C

    Dimmer Switch- 3 gang - 250w is this for each gang?

    Hi there, Just wondering if a switch (250w rating 3 gang dimmer switch), whether the 250w rating if for each gang, or all 3 gangs? Cheers. John
    • cairns
    • Thread
    • 3 gang dimmer dimmer switch electricians' talk switch
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Talk Electrician Forum
  18. S

    3 gang dimmer and switch

    Anyone know where I can get my hands on one of these?
  19. Y

    Have a 3 gang in an intermediate.

    hi all, got a little problem i can't get my even littler head around. The sparks that helped on the first fix have left me an intermediate switch that is also needing to be a 3 gang switch, for the controlling of stair lights. How am I supossed to get the intermediate to work, as 3 gangs have...
    • YTSOxford
    • Thread
    • 3 gang aus electricians' talk intermediate
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  20. P

    Wiring up a 3 gang remote dimmer (varilight)

    Hi all, not sure whether this is in the right place or even the right forum as I'm not an electrician but hopefully someone can help. I have just bought a Varilight 3 gang remote dimmer to put in my house and unsure how to wire it up. My current switch is just a single dimmer running the main...
    • papalazarou
    • Thread
    • 3 gang aus circuit connection dimmer electricians' talk lights remote varilight wired wiring
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
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