t0by
Active Member
Afternoon all
I want to install a new light switch in my living room now that my plasma install is complete. We have one main light on the ceiling and we used to have two wall lights which are no longer in use (the wires have been hidden in the wall). There is a single existing double switch, one switch for the ceiling light, and the other for the redundant wall lights.
I want to replace the existing double switch with a single switch (just for the ceiling light) and I just need a bit of clarification on what happens with what wires. In the existing double switch there are two pairs of red and black, one pair for each switch. Clearly one pair needs to be used for the new single switch, but what happens to the redundant pair?
These lights are/were all controlled from this one double switch. There aren't any other switches for them.
Just to be clear, I am fully aware of all safety procedures associated with performing this kind of activity. I am safe and sensible and have been working on simple home electrics like this for years.
Thanks in advance.
Toby
I want to install a new light switch in my living room now that my plasma install is complete. We have one main light on the ceiling and we used to have two wall lights which are no longer in use (the wires have been hidden in the wall). There is a single existing double switch, one switch for the ceiling light, and the other for the redundant wall lights.
I want to replace the existing double switch with a single switch (just for the ceiling light) and I just need a bit of clarification on what happens with what wires. In the existing double switch there are two pairs of red and black, one pair for each switch. Clearly one pair needs to be used for the new single switch, but what happens to the redundant pair?
These lights are/were all controlled from this one double switch. There aren't any other switches for them.
Just to be clear, I am fully aware of all safety procedures associated with performing this kind of activity. I am safe and sensible and have been working on simple home electrics like this for years.
Thanks in advance.
Toby