How to wire a two way light

Have you ever come across the situation where a 1940's house has 2 switches controlling 1 light. But with only a single twin & earth at each switch and the ceiling rose? I figured there must me a junction box somewhere along the installation but still don't understand how it would have been wired back then?! 🤷‍♂️

excellent video sir thank -you for the video as always professionally done

Hi good video,,infact all you DIY videos are top qulity...im looking for a little advice 1 have a switch horrible white on that i play to swap out for a BG nexus metal one and the L1 / L2 Are indifferent places on the new switch...so am i right in say as long as the match up from the old switch to the new it should work right? all the commons seem to be in the same place though

Do you have a video doing the same but upstairs downstairs config.
Downstairs I have a 2 gang 2 way.
But upstairs is 1 gang 2 way.
I have bought another 2 gang 2 way but can't seem to figure out the wiring.
Upstairs the wires I see are 2 earths 1 neutral and 4 lives ?

Very clear tutorial and easy to understand, well done buddy keep up the brilliant work, thank you for sharing your knowledge👍

Why donee need to see it in real time. This took too long

Hi how to wire a dp switch with neon to a simple ligth on off connection switch live wiring thanks, swich works can't get the neon to come on off

Exellent video I can follow very well apart from where the single RED wire is coming from that goes into L1 @ the top of the switch?  I can see live & neutral coming from the one cable & connecting to COM & L1 respectivley @ the bottom of the light switch. Then you have the new cable being connected as directed. Again though, what is the single RED live in L1 @ the top of the light switch? Thanks in advance.

Is that one single cable connecting switch to switch? Or is there a junction box connecting them both in the loft? Thanks

I was expecting a vid on "how to wire a two way switch" not how to fix one into a plaster board wall, there are many vids on YT about how to wire up a 2 way switch, but none cover how to replace a light fitting on a 2 way switching system !!

Hi I have two light switches in my living room and want to remove the number one switch but obviously needs to be made permanently live before plastering over how to I wore it to make that happen? I have a yellow in Comm three red in L1 and black and blue in L2? Thanks

"partition" a petition has a totally different meaning 😁

In Mexico the electricians dont follow color code...im having an issue connecting a "Gang"" doble light switch...but 4 wires are connected to the old switch...2 are live n 2 are not...how can i make the correct connection...one switch controlls the outside light n the other switch the livingroom light...

Wonderful resource for DIY and fixing things around the house for a singaporean as we share the same plug

I’m being a stereotypical women here but the envelope was the best tip in this video... genius 😂

I have a 3 switch that operates 3 different lights ,I am tiling my kitchen and disconnected the kitchen light to put the cable through a hole in the tile ,should have taken a pic but didn’t,now put wires back where I thought and one switch now operates two lights one of the wires are in the wrong place if I take a pic can you help ?

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Taking the wire from com and putting into L2 ?

Should you always bend the end of the wire/chopper?

Thanks!

So in the existing 2g switch, did I see a red phase wire connecting both common terminals? It's the one that you moved to L2 on the 2w

Nice bit of info be rules have changed again and vid needs an update regarding bonding and rcd protection.

Hi, I have a question as I am learning to be an electrician, I could notice that in existing switch there are 3 red cables which obviously means this is an old installation in the house, how do you recognize them? And I am wondering what is this second switch in the socket doing, thanks

Good tutorial only things I would of done different would be to use brown sleeving instead of red no need to identify the brown in the 3 core as it identifies itself (also sleeve other old switched live cables brown) and terminated the cpc into a 5a single connector block or even crimped so there was no lose cable at the switch.

Hi pal,,I’m a bit lost,,I’ve got to change my light switch but the old light switch is different to the new one,,,,my old switch is only marked up as l1 l2 l3 twice,,and my new switch has 1. 2. Sp and com twice,,,,there is 3 red and 2 black cables,,,I’m lost,,,can you help cheers

'Lock off', envelope idea and solution to noggin problem great. Thank you so much.

Ive got 3 red wires in single double light I dont no which one is wich

Isn't there any insulation inside that stud wall?? Also thank you for this video, I needed to replace some very old 2 way switches at work and I only know how to do 1 way. Very clearly explained :) EDIT: Another question, are you still allowed to use red cable? I though brown was only allowed now (for live)

love the envelope idea !

Hi. I want to change from 2 gang double pole switch to a 1 way. Do I just terminate the strappers at both ends? The other end is a 2 way switch

Just the job worked nicely with no hassle.

easy for learning electric circuit terminal

thank you for sharing the knowledge. Regards

good trick with the magnets,do they allways work with stud walls

Tip, when using rods, only turn in the direction that tightens the connection!
When our solar panels were installed, the young electrician, turned them back and forth to loosen a stuck rod.

That rod section is still in my wall.
I had to lend him mine to finish the job!

Another great video glad to see you hit a stumble as I do every bloody time!

to many safety ur very scared

hy am an electrition in saudi arabia but now am want working in canada or some else area where is imposible can any body help me

red and block?

Thanks for the video, I have watched so many of them now, they really are very useful and have saved me loads of time. Just recently whilst tiling the kitchen. Can you clarify something for me please? I have to replace my old sockets and switches with new chrome ones. The 1 gang etc sockets have been straight forward but I am struggling with an intermediate switch for the heating system. The one I bought looks different with the L1 and L2 located top and bottom not left and write, is this due to age and standards changing? Thanks.

your earth wire is bit short mate...

In the usa the dual switching setup actually involves using "three way" switches. three way switches have three terminals, a common that switches between one of the other two terminals. So the line/hot wire is connected to one of the switches common terminals and the load wire is connected to the other common terminal. the two othe terminals on each switch are connected to the opposite switch and called "travelers" The cool thing is that "4 way" switches can be installed in between two "3 way" switches so that the same light(s) can be turned on or of from ANY number of switches! 4way switches LOOK like dpdt switches but actually they switch back and forth between the the 2 poles switching the travelers on the three way switches! Really a clever set up when one wants to have multiple switches to control same fixture(s)

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Excellent video.

very simple great

one in l1 and one in l2 but on another video ( with the bulb and battery) you use l1 and comm?

aqui no Brasil chamamos este tipo de circuito de paralelo.

i have a ceilin light with 3 blue wires n 3 brown wires for each bulb
but i dont have 3 blue wires in the ceilin how do i connect.?

You are very good sir..nice job....thank you very much for uploading this video..very helpful.....