Thanks for this, it's really helpful. Does anyone have any tips for when the new screws are not long enough but the old screws are so battered and ugly they are the main reason you wanted to change the light switch in the first place? Is it just a case of sourcing new screws that are long enough and the right size or are there any other tips?
This looks good. Question..how do I resolve the issue of the ON being the switch pressed in and not pressed/positioned out. Is my plug socket just upside down...
Useful video. One thing about Woodie's that is unfortunate is their ridiculously strict policy about returning things. If you have a choice, go to B&Q, a store that doesn't go mafia when you want to return something.
This was one of the better step by step instructions available online. Thanks so much! Would you be able to do a video on installing a dimmer switch, pretty please? :)
It seems to be difficult too find the colour combination in my house built in 99, I have Two red, one brown and one blue. I am guessing that the Blue is Neutral, the brown is live but what are the two red wires? No sleeves on the wire too indicate a different colour code. Cheers for the upload 🍻
Thankyou for this useful video. I understand that “gang” basically means the number of switch buttons. But when we went to buy our switches from B&Q, they were also labelled single and double pole. We weren’t sure, so left it. Any tips?
Watching this in 2020 in Corona: Comments from 2018, wear insulated gloves with power turned off. Me in 2021: Doing this with power turned on...works fine
Great video! But you might want to say that you are working in the UK. I say this as the wiring colors are different in the UK than in the US. Likewise all those electrical DIY RU-vidrs in the states should indicate not only that they are working in the US, but where in the US (Chicago area for instance).Furthermore, indicating where you are working should be stated at the beginning of the video. Other than that, keep up the good work!
Marshall Curtis I think this is an Irish channel though ...wire colours might be the same within Europe according to laws... but your'e right it's always better to comment about the country 'cause some things still differ slightly at least :)
My new plastic light switch has a com and l1 line, but my old switch has earth, live, neutral and a wire connected to the box 😭 I have no idea what to do.
I have blue, red and yellow wires, plus earth. If I assume red is still Live and blue is neutral, I don't know what the yellow is. Plus the new switch has a lot more places to put wires into than the old one. In addition, the original wiring has the wrong light being controlled by each switch, so I wouldn't necessarily want to put the wires in exactly the same place.
Hello, I followed instructions and house burnt down, My cat is now homeless and the refugees whom were hiding in my attic got toasted browner than when they came first. Is this normal?
What colour is the switch live? What about testing by a competant person? What about a minor works cert'? Your house insurance will be invalid if you do as this bint says and your house burns down. Very irresponsible Woodies.
The switch live is usually a neutral wire (blue or black), except it is not connected to neutral. It has red or brown sleeving over it to identify it as a live conductor when the switch is turned on
TD gets an electrician to give him a certificate every time he changes a plug. When he goes swimming he stops at 25m because that's all his swimming badge says he can do.
In the UK the wires are given names which have been used for decades. Those names are 'Live', 'Neutral', and 'Earth'. Live used to be red, and is now brown. Neutral used to be black, and is now blue. Earth used to be green, and is now green and yellow. It's the fault of the bloody EU again. Just like the colours of Fire Extinguishers which were different colours depending on their contents. Now they are all required to be red! Really sensible...
@@thetraveller869 Referring to a cable as "Live" implies that the circuit is electrified. Any competent electrician I have ever worked with have referred to the brown conductor as Line when in an installation context.
could of been a good video but all it told you was replace like for like? not what colour should go where? and all yours were brown so no help at all, my switches are not identical? have 2 common holes at the top then a L1 L2 at the bottom next to anothe L1 L2 So i still have know idea how to wire this 2 way light switch up and there no video on youtube showing you how either? this is a very well made video apart from showing how to wire it up? if it was easy as swop like for like then you wouldn't need this video so it pointless?
