Help please! 2 Way light switch

[Midwest]

Normally I would have taken a pic, but as the switch is different I thought it would be no use.

No I mean take a picture of the current wires/cables and new switch.

 

[Pete999]

Sounds like his isn't three plated Pete.

He says he has a twin and a 3 core or have I made a mistake? My mistake missread the 2 x twins dohhhhhh

 

[westward10]

Well I could certainly hazard a guess.

 

[Grant webber]

U need to link the neutrals together from the two twin and earth cables.
And take the feed and put it into L1, along with the black of the 3 core. And take the brown that goes to the light fitting and put it into L2 along with the grey of the 3 core. As long as at both your switches the common is brown from 3 core this should work for you.

 

[westward10]

He says he has a twin and a 3 core or have I made a mistake?

He has two twins and a triple the way these new kids wire stuff Pete.

 

[westward10]

U need to link the neutrals together from the two twin and earth cables.
And take the feed and put it into L1, along with the black of the 3 core. And take the brown that goes to the light fitting and put it into L2 along with the grey of the 3 core. As long as at both your switches the common is brown from 3 core this should work for you.

Yes this is my guess.

 

[Midwest]

Hopefully off taking a pic, at the mo

 

[Rob Thomas]

1st is the new light switch and the 2nd is the other switch, which I have not made any adjustments to

 

[westward10]

In your first picture you only need the brown of the three core, ignoring earths in the common. The other two go in L1 and L2, one in each it doesn't matter which way round this is assuming you have a live in and then out to the light.

 

[Grant webber]

1st is the new light switch and the 2nd is the other switch, which I have not made any adjustments to

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u only need the one cable in each common, the other two need te be in either L1 or L2. L1 being permanent live. L2 being switch live to the light fitting

 

[Paul228]

One more bit of info needed.
Go to the other switch (the one switch of the two way lighting circuit) and remove it, DO NOT REMOVE ANY WIRES GOING TO IT.
Now, make a note of what colour wires are connected to the terminals. I would expect to see BROWN on com, BLACK sleeved in Brown on L1 & GREY sleeved in Brown on L2

 

[Grant webber]

In your first picture you only need the brown or the three core, ignoring earths in the common. The other two go in L1 and L2, one in each it doesn't matter which way round.

Beat me to it

 

[Grant webber]

Just noticed at the moment the cpc of your 3 core isnt connected either. Be an idea to connect that.

 

[Paul228]

Loving the lack of grommets into the pat box.

 

[Midwest]

Being picky, it does look a bit untidy. Hope that neutral sticking out of the connector, doesn't touch the metal back box at some stage.

Think the grommet is in place, a metal one?