1 Way Light Switch, how to install and wire.

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How to wire/ connect/ install a one way light switch.
In this video I show you the correct way to install a 1 way light switch,. Whilst the 1 way switch is the simplest switch you can connect there is still a right and wrong way to do it, and in this video I show you the recommended way to install the switch.
This video is suitable for any able DIYer or apprentice looking for the best practice and complying with the IET regulations on the correct installation (wiring) of a light switch in a domestic environment.
If you are in any doubt about how to anything electrical then please don’t try as it can cause death, so please do employ a qualified and registered electrician. The video assumes electrical knowledge including safe isolation of the circuit being worked on.
Well I hope that was useful and see you on the next one.
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26 окт 2017

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Комментарии : 44

@derekwallace3351 Год назад

great video, gave me all the info I've been searching for this morning!

@MPCpropertydevelopments Год назад

great, glad to hear... and thanks for the comment,

@BigSykes 11 месяцев назад

Nice job.

@MPCpropertydevelopments 11 месяцев назад

thanks and thanks for the comment

@alanbrick7333 3 года назад

Really great ,thank you.

@MPCpropertydevelopments 3 года назад

thanks 👍

@zedman442 6 лет назад

MK it's just not worth getting anything inferior! Nicely done.

@MPCpropertydevelopments 6 лет назад

It's what I think... for the odd pound or two extra MK is just easier to fit and a better product and looks nicer too...

@winstonbennett2274 4 года назад

U have explained this very well however I did not get a clear understanding of how the live cable enters the light switch and how does the then be transferred to the bulb

@MPCpropertydevelopments 4 года назад

thanks for the kind words. you should also watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TIa-934lmz0.html for the lighting circuit design.

@joychip5994 5 лет назад

So on old wiring red and black it doesn’t matter which one goes into the com does it on a one way switch ?

@MPCpropertydevelopments 5 лет назад

No it doesn't Really matter which way around the wires are.... although it will alter which switch position the switch will be for on and off but you can spin the whole switch plate around like I show you in the video if it is not right.

@lawolsten 6 лет назад

Please could you make a video on feeding cables and how best to carry out that task?

@MPCpropertydevelopments 6 лет назад

I'll add to my to do list... but i can give you a tip right now, forget all those fancy cable rods thingys the best tool I've found for pulling cables is the lid off mini trunking... it just has the right stiff to bendyness ratio for pushing under floors etc..

@lawolsten 6 лет назад

MPCpropertydevelopments very interesting! Thank you for the advice, I'll certainly give that a go! Looking forward to more videos.

@MPCpropertydevelopments 6 лет назад

and here is another tip for you.. make a 'snake'!... instagram.com/p/Bb1RyFoDomI/

@lawolsten 6 лет назад

MPCpropertydevelopments fantastic!! Thank you.

@MPCpropertydevelopments 6 лет назад

no problem...

@Scious 4 года назад

Is there a swtich that you connect(in my case a positive and negative) in and then using the switch to change the output between two different sets of positives and negatives?(position one = connected to positve and negative, position two = connected to a different set of positive and negative)

@MPCpropertydevelopments 4 года назад

Sounds like you are doing electronics rather than household electrics… but an intermediate switch would probably do what you want if I understand the question correctly…

@Scious 4 года назад

@@MPCpropertydevelopments Yup, electronics but no worries I found it, DPDT switch. Appreciate the reply though!

@MPCpropertydevelopments 4 года назад

thanks, and I appreciate the comments...

@neiltrevatt 3 года назад

The writing on back of switch tells you it up correct way if using com and L1 if using com and L2 have writing upside down

@MPCpropertydevelopments 3 года назад

thaks for the comment

@sulemanyusufadam4315 3 года назад

Great video! If you use twin brown and earth then how do you know which one is permanent live and which is switch live, without testing the core? Thanks

@MPCpropertydevelopments 3 года назад

You could use a tester, but it dosn't really matter which is which, it makes not difference to the switch.... if you want the switch the right way up then twist it around like I show you in the video... 50/50 odds that it will be right!!

@motormouthalmighty Год назад

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF RED OR BROWN SHEATH ONTO A BLUE WIRE TO LET YOU KNOW WHICH ONE IS A SWITCHING LIVE,OR EVEN USE RED TAPE BUT NEVER LEAVE IT BLANK.

@Dienex 3 года назад

the screw on my switch doesn't go down far enough to hold the wire....

@MPCpropertydevelopments 3 года назад

sounds like the switch needs replacing... assuming you are using propper sized wire...

@EasyCookVideos 2 года назад

If it's an mk switch, I discovered the screws stop and seem to be fully tightened, but if you keep turning them, they will go slack again and tighten on the wires.

@danielconsidine3863 2 года назад

I have a red a black wire, which goes where

@MPCpropertydevelopments 2 года назад

your light switch should have 2 terminals.... so one in each! but if you are in any doubt, please contact an electrician.

@danielconsidine3863 2 года назад

@@MPCpropertydevelopments it has 4, 1 and 1/ 2 and 2

@MPCpropertydevelopments 2 года назад

@@danielconsidine3863 of it has 4 you have an 'intermediate' light switch... it will still work, but you need to use the correct terminals. Time to call the electrician.

@69twil 2 года назад

You didn't show us what wires you put in what holes. Move the camera.Ahhhh

@MPCpropertydevelopments 2 года назад

you have to watch it all and pay attention.. especially at around 2:44

@carold8308 4 года назад

Why didn't you show us which wire you were putting in where? You held the socket so that we couldn't see the wiring side What a useless waste of my time. You talked as if you assumed we knew what you're talking about .If this had been the case I wouldn't have any need to be looking /watching your video!

@MPCpropertydevelopments 4 года назад

2:44 I tell you...

@MPCpropertydevelopments 4 года назад

you should also watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TIa-934lmz0.html for the lighting circuit design. But please do remember that electricity can kill, if you are in any doubt please get a qualified elcetrician to do the work for you.

@nath7198 7 месяцев назад

I think the original comment was after the same thing as me, which side of the switch were the wires put in. The screws are really stiff on the switch I've got (same model as you have in this video) and I want to know exactly where I place the wires before doing the screws up without stripping the screw. I hope that makes sense. We cannot see this in the video as its blocked from view, and a wiring diagram doesn't help with this part of the task. Many thanks!

@brianball2002 4 года назад

I can't understand how both cables are live. I thought there was a cable into the switch and then a cable from the switch to the light? Not explained very well at all.

@MPCpropertydevelopments 4 года назад

Please watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TIa-934lmz0.html for the lighting circuit design, that may help you understand better. Whilst I am sorry that sorry that you didn't understand but these RU-vids are aimed at advanced DIYers and Apprentices, who would have a rudimentary understanding of a basic circuit and what a switch is and does, you must remember that electricity can kill so I’d recommend that you get a professional to help you on this occasion.