Light switch problems

[lofty84]

Ok my next stupid question that I should no but I dont is this

I have a lounge with one pendant fitting in the middle, at either end of the room where you enter from the hall and enter into the kitchen there is a switch. I took of the original switches which were crome and wired in the standard plastic ones as per my instructions I did this in exactly the same way that they were before i took them out. the problem I have is that if I turn on the light from the switch you come across when entering the lounge the light comes on but if I walk over to the switch you come across when you enter the kitchen and then flick this switch to turn it of the light stays on. If I go back to the switch by the entrance to the lounge and flick the switch again it turns of. if i then walk back over to the switch by the entrance to the kitchen and switch it on the light turns on but again will only turn of by the switch that I used to turn it on, in this case the one by the entrance to the kitchen. clearly Ive wired it in wrong, yes I am a idiot because I dont know how to rectify this and yes im cheating by asking you guys but as I say I dont really want to loose my job.

Im going to have a go at working it out but in the meantime here are the pictures of the switches in question I dont think there that clear but some of the brighter sparks might be able to see whats going on and help me out a little..... fingers crossed

This is the switch by the kitchen door




and this is the one by the entrance to the lounge

 

[markc123]

Lofty, you're clueless. Get yourself enrolled on a proper electricians course and stop with the complete nonsense. You're out of your depth, by a country mile.

 

[Rich306]

Crikey, I'm a trainee and i'm a lot more confident on how to wire these up!
Sounds like you need to do one of two things:
A: Train to be a sparky (or if you are trained - look back on your manual)
B: Look things like this up online instead of asking stuff like this on a forum, most of your answers will be found by simply just typing in 2-way switching into Google.

 

[bigbaddave]

After 400 posts I can only assume you are getting bored with this site.. Fair enough if thats the case but please stop these crackers posts and go annoy them on the plumbing forum

 

[lofty84]

 

[Rich306]

Ps. Mark i like you signature lol so true!!

 

[darkstar26]

lol, forget morcambe and wise, you are comedy genius lofty

 

[lofty84]

here we go again

 

[bigbaddave]

Now lets think.. Commen is it the same ??

 

[lofty84]

I would say im good to have on site

 

[Rich306]

Really sounds like it... :-|

 

[dcelectrical]

i have looked at these pictures and i think that these two way switches operate 2 different two way circuits as usually you have just 3 core at 1 end and 3core and t and e at the other or am i being thick now - maybe its a virus that is attacking electricians

 

[Andy78]

I would say im good to have on site

Good to have on site or on this (web)site ?
I would either is a dubious pleasure.

 

[lofty84]

just to add to this mess here is the switch in the hallway which is dead opposite the one that is in the entrance to the lounge

 

[lofty84]

well we will have to agree to disagree