3 gang switch wiring

[Scifen]

Hi guys relatively new to the electrical trade but working as a mate just trying to find out how to wire a 3 gang switch is this correct to have a feed in link out the coms and to have a feed out going to the lights and also having 3 switch lines in total having 5 cables at the switch ?? Or is this wrong any input would be grateful thanks

 

[Dustydazzler]

Depends if you are feeding the switch or feeding the lights

 

[littlespark]

It depends on which 3 way ( or 2 way) configuration you’re doing.

can you draw out what you’ve got, at both switches, and we can advise

 

[Zerax]

From reading your question... it sounds as if you need to revise what the purpose of a switch is and how it works. I get the impression that you're trying to wrote learn how to wire something, rather than actually understanding it.

 

[Scifen]

Well the switch I'm doing was a two gang switch that has a feed in feed out and two switch line so in total 4 cables so if I were to do a 3 gang would it be the same way with 5 cables
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The feed would be at the switch

 

[Scifen]

It not a 3 way it's just a 3 gang switch if that helps

 

[Spoon]

It not a 3 way it's just a 3 gang switch if that helps

So, you are looking for something like this?

 

[Scifen]

Like that but the neutrals coming from the switch to the lights. Just want to know if the way I wired would be correct and work or no I might be a dumbass

 

[Spoon]

Like that but the neutrals coming from the switch to the lights. Just want to know if the way I wired would be correct and work or no I might be a dumbass

More like this then?

 

[Scifen]

That's the one is it ok to wire like this mate

 

[Spoon]

That's the one is it ok to wire like this mate

It's acceptable to wire is like this mate.
How are you connecting the Neutrals at the switch?

 

[Scifen]

Just putting all the neutrals in a wago put all the earths in a connector block with one eath connecting the switch. Just while your here what the difference between two plate and 3 plate wiring us it just one is at the switch and two plate only has two terminals thanks
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So I have my one of my switch lines and feed out from the switch to the light and looping in and out throughout

 

[Lister1987]

Just putting all the neutrals in a wago put all the earths in a connector block with one eath connecting the switch. Just while your here what the difference between two plate and 3 plate wiring us it just one is at the switch and two plate only has two terminals thanks
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So I have my one of my switch lines and feed out from the switch to the light and looping in and out throughout

Watch this (3 plate);

View: https://youtu.be/gOy486TUtHY

and this for 2 plate;

View: https://youtu.be/k0u8P0PcGlQ

 

[Scifen]

The switch I was wiring was a two gangone way so it had feed in from the board feed out and two switch lines with the coms connected. So does the feed out go up to the light aswell as the switch line

 

[Lister1987]

The switch I was wiring was a two gangone way so it had feed in from the board feed out and two switch lines with the coms connected. So does the feed out go up to the light aswell as the switch line

Have a read through these pages; Lighting Circuits Introduction - https://www.flameport.com/electric/lighting_circuits/index.cs4

They should help (along with the videos) to aid your understanding.

Get yourself a piece of MDF, a couple of switches , ceiling roses and a drum of T&E and practice practice practice.

 

[Scifen]

Thanks I'll look through these