Light switches question. Only very quick!

[Mikey]

Bedroom had two light switches. One by the door and a pull cord by the bed.

I've taken out the wires attached to the pull cord one and obviously now the light doesn't switch work. I only want the switch by the door.

Inside was 3 red and a double earth (accached pictures).

How do I wire it in the junction?

Thank a lot guys.

 

[Pete999]

Might have been best to have employed an Electrician in the first place.

 

[westward10]

It was probably two way switching. Should be an easy job for an electrician to resolve, can you show the wiring at the other switch.

 

[Midwest]

Me hopes with those wires covered in tape, that they are still not live?

 

[Pete999]

Me hopes with those wires covered in tape, that they are still not live?

Course they are

 

[casperLennon]

Why does everyone think electrics is so easy and when a simple job goes wrong they want free advice. Getting qualified wasn't free ya know

 

[Toneyz]

I assume that you are going to put the connections into an enclosure or use a suitable J.B securing the cables aren't you ?.And I don't mean a margarine tube like in doggy rouges gallery pictures.

 

[Pete999]

I assume that you are going to put the connections into an enclosure or use a suitable J.B securing the cables aren't you ?.

Shouldn't think so get the light working and tape them up as is

 

[Toneyz]

Shouldn't think so get the light working and tape them up as is

not convinced I can carry on with advice then sorry I'm out.

 

[Mikey]

1. No not live.
2. Yes have a JB housing
3. See picture attached of switch

 

[westward10]

It can be easily resolved but you need an electrician to fathom out which of those conductors to connect together and then contain them within a suitable enclosure.

 

[Mikey]

Another

 

[westward10]

I suspect you have the live supply in at the wall switch which then loops to another lighting point and the supply to the light at the old pull cord switch so as said in #11 it can be easily resolved.

 

[Pete999]

not convinced I can carry on with advice then sorry I'm out.

IT WAS A JOKE ANT, you're a man of the world, you must have seen what some people do with their house electrics, as long as it works that's all some folk want, all this chap want's is his light to work the chances of him visiting Screwfix for the right JB etc are very slim, leave it for some poor unsuspecting spark to find and the deny all knowledge of it, I've see it quite a few times, as I suspect you have.

 

[Richard Burns]

It looks like two way two wire lighting with singles, it really needs the cabling rewiring to allow one way switching.
So long as you turn off the power and test with a voltage indicator that the power is off at all points then move the wires in the L1 and L2 terminals on the other switch into the L1 terminal and then joining all the pictured reds and separately joining the earths at the junction box you will be installing it would work as a one way switch.
If you are unsure in any way and wish to get it working right then call a professional.
Welcome to the forum!
Always ensure you know what you are doing before starting work.

 

[westward10]

Delete.

 

[Toneyz]

IT WAS A JOKE ANT, you're a man of the world, you must have seen what some people do with their house electrics, as long as it works that's all some folk want, all this chap want's is his light to work the chances of him visiting Screwfix for the right JB etc are very slim, leave it for some poor unsuspecting spark to find and the deny all knowledge of it, I've see it quite a few times, as I suspect you have.

This is been my point all away along if it was gas would not dream of touching it.

 

[westward10]

I suspect if you join all three reds together and put both wires at the lower terminals into the same one it will function.
Richard beat me to it.

 

[Toneyz]

IT WAS A JOKE ANT, you're a man of the world, you must have seen what some people do with their house electrics, as long as it works that's all some folk want, all this chap want's is his light to work the chances of him visiting Screwfix for the right JB etc are very slim, leave it for some poor unsuspecting spark to find and the deny all knowledge of it, I've see it quite a few times, as I suspect you have.

This is been my point all away along if it was gas would not dream of touching it.

 

[Lee42]

Bedroom had two light switches. One by the door and a pull cord by the bed.

I've taken out the wires attached to the pull cord one and obviously now the light doesn't switch work. I only want the switch by the door.

Inside was 3 red and a double earth (accached pictures).

How do I wire it in the junction?

Thank a lot guys.

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