I need to add an outside light from an existing 2 way circuit.
I plan to change the plate from 1 gang to 2 gang which will accommodate both outside light and existing living room lights.
The problem is that there is no permanent live at the switch I need to feed from. The way its wired means there is only a switch line to the existing lights and a pair of strappers.
Would it work to link 1 and 2 from the strappers and link into 1 on the 1 way switch, switch line to outside light in common? The only problem I can see is that there will be a small interruption of supply to the outside light everytime the 2 way is operated. Not sure if it will be enough time to create a problem?
I plan to change the plate from 1 gang to 2 gang which will accommodate both outside light and existing living room lights.
The problem is that there is no permanent live at the switch I need to feed from. The way its wired means there is only a switch line to the existing lights and a pair of strappers.
Would it work to link 1 and 2 from the strappers and link into 1 on the 1 way switch, switch line to outside light in common? The only problem I can see is that there will be a small interruption of supply to the outside light everytime the 2 way is operated. Not sure if it will be enough time to create a problem?
