Hi all,
I've recently moved into a new house and am trying to figure out what the previous owners did to the wiring in our living room. We have two light fittings in the room which are controlled by a 2-Gang 2-Way switch on one side of the room, and a 1-Gang 2-Way switch on the other side.
I would like the switches to be wired in such a way that the 2-Gang switch operates each of the lights independently, with the 1-Gang switch acting as an "override" (i.e. if the 1-Gang switch is on, the 2-Gang switch operates as you would expect, but if the 1-Gang switch is off, then both lights are off regardless of the state of the other switch).
Hopefully, that makes sense, but if not this is what I would like to happen.
| s1 | s2 | s3 | l1 | l2 |
| on | on | on | on | on |
| on | on | off | off | off |
| on | off | on | on | off |
| off | on | on | off | on |
| on | off | off | off | off |
| off | off | on | off | off |
| off | on | off | off | off |
| off | off | off | off | off |
Currently, the lights are behaving as follows.
| s1 | s2 | s3 | l1 | l2 |
| on | on | on | on | on |
| on | on | off | on | on |
| on | off | on | off | on |
| off | on | on | on | on |
| on | off | off | off | on |
| off | off | on | off | off |
| off | on | off | on | on |
| off | off | off | off | on |
I've attached photos showing the wiring for both switches. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
ctw99
I've recently moved into a new house and am trying to figure out what the previous owners did to the wiring in our living room. We have two light fittings in the room which are controlled by a 2-Gang 2-Way switch on one side of the room, and a 1-Gang 2-Way switch on the other side.
I would like the switches to be wired in such a way that the 2-Gang switch operates each of the lights independently, with the 1-Gang switch acting as an "override" (i.e. if the 1-Gang switch is on, the 2-Gang switch operates as you would expect, but if the 1-Gang switch is off, then both lights are off regardless of the state of the other switch).
Hopefully, that makes sense, but if not this is what I would like to happen.
| s1 | s2 | s3 | l1 | l2 |
| on | on | on | on | on |
| on | on | off | off | off |
| on | off | on | on | off |
| off | on | on | off | on |
| on | off | off | off | off |
| off | off | on | off | off |
| off | on | off | off | off |
| off | off | off | off | off |
Currently, the lights are behaving as follows.
| s1 | s2 | s3 | l1 | l2 |
| on | on | on | on | on |
| on | on | off | on | on |
| on | off | on | off | on |
| off | on | on | on | on |
| on | off | off | off | on |
| off | off | on | off | off |
| off | on | off | on | on |
| off | off | off | off | on |
I've attached photos showing the wiring for both switches. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
ctw99