2gang 2way varilight installation

[deanym]

Can someone help?

I have two varilight dimmer switches, one slave, one master (both 2 gang) I'm attempting to have them in a room which at the moment is just 2 gang 2 way switches at each door into the room (like a top-bottom stairs setup).

How can I install the master and the slave to enable control from either side of the room, I have had an attempt but to no avail. The terminal markings on the dimmers are different to those on the normal switches so I'm not sure if its a drop in change or I must have a different circuit set up.

If I need a different circuit how can I do this without destroying my lovely new plastrered walls!

Sorry if the above isn't too clear, but help would be most appreciated!!

Cheers

[kevlar]

Does this help?

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technica...ouchRemote.htm

[deanym]

It has been studied in great depth but to no avail electrics is not my strong point!

[kevlar]

What cables do you have at each point? do you have a test meter or some kind of voltage indicator to confirm the live cable?

[deanym]

I haven't yet, but I would be able to get hold of one. I know which are the main lives, its the rest which are a puzzle.

[Johnny Thunder]

Evening mate.
Does your house have the old wiring colours or new.

Red, Black. / Red, Yellow, Blue.
Brown,Blue. / Brown, Black, Grey.


Either way, just replace colour for colour as above.
The master should go where you have 2 cables coming in to the backbox.

Connect the following:




Master -------------------------------------------- Slave

Both Red's to LIVE --------------------------------- Red

Yellow to S ---------------------------------------- Yellow

Blue and Black (symbol with sine wave and arrow) ---------- Blue.





If you have different wiring configurations to standard, you may have to take a couple of
pics for us.
Try that first though mate.