Which light switch is which?

tadaska · Post by **tadaska** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:30 am

I bought 3 light switches, 2 supposed to be double (whatever that means) for my hallway and one single for my kitchen.

The bag in the pic without a switch had a double which I fitted in my hallway and it's working fine.

I was going to fit the single switch in my kitchen next but it looks just like the double I still have to fit at the other end of my hallway.

What's going on here?

The packets say single and double but they both look the same.

Bob225 · Post by **Bob225** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:46 am

They are 1 gang (one switch) - the one on the right is 2 way (used in 2 way switching) 3 screw terminals and the one in the middle is 1 way (a basic on/off switch) 2 screw terminals

The large packet is a 13 amp double socket

tadaska · Post by **tadaska** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:52 am

Bob225 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:46 am They are 1 gang (one switch) - the one on the right is 2 way (used in 2 way switching) 3 screw terminals and the one in the middle is 1 way (a basic on/off switch) 2 screw terminals

The large packet is a 13 amp double socket

I think I've mixed it all up :D

I've got 2 white bags and one blue (middle), ignore the socket bag.

I used one from a white bag for the hallway.

I have those 2 left, one is from the white bag and one is from the blue.

But they look the same. How do I find out which is for the hallway and which is for the kitchen?

tadaska · Post by **tadaska** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:21 am

Anyone?

It looks like they are both 2 way even though one of them came from a 1 way bag. Unless I'm wrong and one is 1 way but visually I can't tell which one it is.

If they are both 2 way can I use a 2 way as a 1 way switch?

I really want to get those switches done today.

Neelix · Post by **Neelix** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:16 pm

Are you sure you should be dabbling with electrics?

Someone-Else · Post by **Someone-Else** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:20 pm

If you are sure they are both 2-way then you can use either as 1 way.
You use the Com and 1 way terminals.

tadaska · Post by **tadaska** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:52 pm

Someone-Else wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 12:20 pm If you are sure they are both 2-way then you can use either as 1 way.
You use the Com and 1 way terminals.

Thanks, all sorted, except for one socket, it's going to need back box savers. But at least it's all connected and working.

Bob225 · Post by **Bob225** » Fri Jul 23, 2021 5:52 pm

They use the same moulding for both 1 and 2 way - 1way will have 2 screws and the 2 way will have 3