Hi, I'm new to the forum and it looks a great place for advice!
Anyway, I've just got a couple wifi switches of decent quality. Then discovered after wiring that these MUST have a neutral connection as the device needs to be powered permanently for the WiFi function. Yes i know i should have done my research prior to ordering but ock well what's done is done.
I've already opened a return for both units I ordered but hoping I could still get use of one of them. So the second one in the bedroom is 2 wires one way set up so no chance with that one. The one in the livingroom however... I'm hoping for a miracle. Inside the fitting for the light switch has 3 wires, one yellow, 2 red.
Further in the socket at the back however I can see another set of cables running through. This seems to contain a blue wire and a bare single core earth wire. These run through a grey sheath and go straight back into a wall. So could this blue wire be a neutral perhaps? Could I piggy back off it? Where does this cable even go?!
So the setup of my livingroom is 1 light, 1 switch. So confused as to why 3 cables present for the switch. The WiFi switch has 3 terminals soldered for use as I ordered 1 gang and the other terminals are for extra gangs. These terminals are neutral, Live and L1.
Please can somebody suggest what the hell I'm able to do as I'm at my wits end!
I can get the switch to function and light up even connect to app but it won't switch my bulb on or off. I can get a wifi bulb for the bedroom but don't want to go down that route for living room.
The reason I need help urgently is because my window for return closes soon and I only want to return 1 if I can get a solution for the other one to work.
Many thanks in advance.
Fraser
Anyway, I've just got a couple wifi switches of decent quality. Then discovered after wiring that these MUST have a neutral connection as the device needs to be powered permanently for the WiFi function. Yes i know i should have done my research prior to ordering but ock well what's done is done.
I've already opened a return for both units I ordered but hoping I could still get use of one of them. So the second one in the bedroom is 2 wires one way set up so no chance with that one. The one in the livingroom however... I'm hoping for a miracle. Inside the fitting for the light switch has 3 wires, one yellow, 2 red.
Further in the socket at the back however I can see another set of cables running through. This seems to contain a blue wire and a bare single core earth wire. These run through a grey sheath and go straight back into a wall. So could this blue wire be a neutral perhaps? Could I piggy back off it? Where does this cable even go?!
So the setup of my livingroom is 1 light, 1 switch. So confused as to why 3 cables present for the switch. The WiFi switch has 3 terminals soldered for use as I ordered 1 gang and the other terminals are for extra gangs. These terminals are neutral, Live and L1.
Please can somebody suggest what the hell I'm able to do as I'm at my wits end!
I can get the switch to function and light up even connect to app but it won't switch my bulb on or off. I can get a wifi bulb for the bedroom but don't want to go down that route for living room.
The reason I need help urgently is because my window for return closes soon and I only want to return 1 if I can get a solution for the other one to work.
Many thanks in advance.
Fraser
