Michael Hendry
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Hello all,
I recently redecorated my living room which meant stripping off the wallpaper. While doing so, some moisture got into the living room light switch (it's a 2-way). I took off the switch plate to dry it out but noticed a wire seemed to be unconnected. I'm assuming this black wire slipped out while I manipulated the switch around. I dried out the wiring and connected the loose wire to the black wires in the terminal block but there is now a problem with the rest of the circuit and I am not confident leaving it the way it is. Basically, what happens is that the 2-way switch works perfectly as before, but all the upstairs lights will not work unless this living room light is on. I am assuming the fuse box (old plug in style) runs to the kitchen, then the first of the 2-ways in the living room, then to the switch in question. After that, I think the loop must run upstairs. All the downstairs lights are fine, it's just the upstairs lights that will not work unless the living room light is on. It doesn't matter if the kitchen light is on or off, only the living room light. My understanding is that the lighting circuit is a sort of daisy chain, so it would appear there is a problem between the last downstairs point in the loop and the first upstairs point?
Any advice would be most welcome, thank you!
Mike
I recently redecorated my living room which meant stripping off the wallpaper. While doing so, some moisture got into the living room light switch (it's a 2-way). I took off the switch plate to dry it out but noticed a wire seemed to be unconnected. I'm assuming this black wire slipped out while I manipulated the switch around. I dried out the wiring and connected the loose wire to the black wires in the terminal block but there is now a problem with the rest of the circuit and I am not confident leaving it the way it is. Basically, what happens is that the 2-way switch works perfectly as before, but all the upstairs lights will not work unless this living room light is on. I am assuming the fuse box (old plug in style) runs to the kitchen, then the first of the 2-ways in the living room, then to the switch in question. After that, I think the loop must run upstairs. All the downstairs lights are fine, it's just the upstairs lights that will not work unless the living room light is on. It doesn't matter if the kitchen light is on or off, only the living room light. My understanding is that the lighting circuit is a sort of daisy chain, so it would appear there is a problem between the last downstairs point in the loop and the first upstairs point?
Any advice would be most welcome, thank you!
Mike