Old double light switch wiring

[telectrix]

pete, you got parkinsons?

 

[Squid]

pete, you got parkinsons?

Hiccups most probably......... or another present form the "wife"

 

[Pete999]

i see what you mean. the 2 wires into the L1 terminals ( as ID'd by richard ) seem to be from separate cables. the top one appears to be a black sleeved red. would be good to see a pic of the cables entering the back box which should also show the presence ( or not ) of cpc's.

pete, you got parkinsons?

Very funny, no Mate I thought I had better not post what I had written so I erased it, if that's what you were referring to.

 

[SparkyChick]

My gut feeling is that at some point in the past, someone has changed the switch to the current one and mistakenly connected the red cores to the wrong half of the switch. It's probably working because (if it's wired how I'd do it), they are both live feeders from the relevant light fitting.

 

[Pete999]

My gut feeling is that at some point in the past, someone has changed the switch to the current one and mistakenly connected the red cores to the wrong half of the switch. It's probably working because (if it's wired how I'd do it), they are both live feeders from the relevant light fitting.

Are the 3 cables at the 2 way a 3 core from the other 2way, and the 1 way wired as a L and S/L from the light operated via the 1 way?

 

[SparkyChick]

I'm assuming you're asking the OP? But that's what it looks like it should be.

 

[Pete999]

I'm assuming you're asking the OP? But that's what it looks like it should be.

Sorry SC no it was a question for anyone to answer if they felt inclined to do so.

 

[westward10]

It is clearly two cables one for the two way and the other for just a single way with the black sleeved red to another lamp.