Hi guys! its been a whilst since i was last on here ive been working away,cracking on with college work and trying to mix in some social life too haha! i am currently 2 weeks away from finishing way first year in my level 3 2370 electrical installation apprenticeship and have been revising for...
I know I should be able to work this one out but my head is hurting ...
Currently there's a two-way switch in operation at each end of a hall. Customer wants to be able to switch from upstairs as well, but cable run-wise it's much easier to run to upstairs from the switch which is currently...
I have recently wired a light with intermediate switching.
when I turn on the light at one switch its fine, but when I operate the next switch it goes off! Then if I go and operate the next switch it comes on! But then if I go back to the first switch and operate that one the light goes off...
Apologies for the long delay but as promised, I am now working on a few maths questions relating to inductance and capacitance. Here is the first:
p.s. Please just post answers first, once answers have been confirmed then we can go through the working out. This will enable others to post their...
Hi all,
Putting in a a hallway lighting circuit on a new dwelling controlled from 4 points, client wants a dimmer but is happy to incorporate just a 2 way dimmer to save getting involved in master and slave units.
Just want to check before the 1st fix that the dimmer could be either the 1st or...
Hi people
hoping someone can answer my question on whether or not the following is possible;
i have 3 kitchen lights with the light (switched) lives each going to 3 different switches.
i then have a 3 core and earth wire going between each switch, so basically your standard 2way switching...
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...
Hi guys, I have a 4 ways switch, with 2 intermediate module, if the switch line and the feed are in one of the intermediate module would it works?
I think in theory it will...
anyone can help please?
Hi have a slight issue can't get my head round this one.
I've got a conduit lighting system bare with me on explaining this basically I have got an intermediate switch with two strippers going to the two way switches no common at this switch I need to add another switch from this intermediate...
Got a job where customer wants a dimmer switch fitted to 2 circuits both containing 5x wall lights with 2x40W halogen G9 bulbs in each. The easiest switch to replace is a single gang however it is the intermediate switch, can you get such a dimmer with the correct wattage?
i have a cosmetic problem that i am looking for an answer for.
got a bedroom that has 2 way and intermediate switching in place
at the main switch is the three core and the live and switched live
at switch 3 there is the other end of the three core and also bedside light switch, which is 1 way...
Right guys got a 2way intermediate sscenario the 3 switches need to be dimmers (the dimmers are the issue)and dimmable lamps in the fitting
anyone suggest a particular make lights are all spotlights 22 in total split in 4 zones so minimum load could be 30 watt
looking at the Kosnic route anyone...
Been spending my time trying to sort out a intermediate switching problem at a customers house. The problem i have is that the intermediate is wired what i what i thought was correctly but the switchs only work if you change the postion of the intermediate switch to then operate the 2ways...
Hello there,
been to a job today where the customer has a fault with an intermediate switch. Instead of being an inter switch it looks like it has been wired incorrectly with the intermediate switch acting as a two way for the other two switches. Also at the intermediate switch the feed for the...
Hi all just a quick one, can you have 2 dimmers one at each end on a 2 way and intermediate lighting circuit? Or can you only have one dimmer (2 way) an intermediate switch and a standard 2 way switch?
Thanks chris
Hi, I'd like to pick some brains, I'm quite new to domestic installs and basically doing my first full re-wire;-)
I have an upstairs light and downstairs light, the customer wants a single switch at the end of the hall upstairs to control up light, a two-gang at the top of the stairs to control...
Can somebody send me some wiring diagrams please, I understand t&e method but getting confused with singles method. I have 4 lights. Very bottom light is just 2way. So 1g1w switch down stairs. First landing, 2g2w switch. So I need 3lights to be controlled by intermediate switching. Intermediate...
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Downstairs hall lights have no way of being turned off from upstairs
i want to insert intermediate switch upstairs into the circuit, unfortunately walls have just been decorated and have got the floorboards up and found the wiring but cannot pull the cable up the wall, seems to be...
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