September 13, 20215 yr Sometimes I’m brave with mains electric , sometime I’m not . Want to wire this fancy switch . Current manual switch is just the 2 browns . Where do they go on this new switch though ? ( ‘O’ is the load ? for one of them ?? )
September 13, 20215 yr Do you have a meter or voltage tester? Need to determine which wire is live feed and which goes to light
September 13, 20215 yr Yes you will need to determine which of the brown wires is permanent L. Then you will need to connect N to the switch (lucky this is loop at switch wiring)
September 13, 20215 yr Author Ok. So one of those brown is Live so goes to L. I'll stick a meter on it and find out. I'm surprised the electrician did both wires in Brown...... But hasn't he tied the neutrals together ( in the box recess you can see the bound blues ).
September 13, 20215 yr Technically they are both live. Turn switch off, 1 will be live, one dead. connect the permanent live to L and the other to O. leave the blues alone
September 13, 20215 yr Author 1 minute ago, markc said: Technically they are both live. Turn switch off, 1 will be live, one dead. connect the permanent live to L and the other to O. leave the blues alone Ok boss ( I think that’s what the midget guy said in fantasy island ) . Does the relay switch thing need a neutral though ( to power it ) z wave
September 13, 20215 yr 5 minutes ago, pocster said: I'm surprised the electrician did both wires in Brown...... They’re both live cables ya nugget
September 13, 20215 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: They’re both live cables ya nugget Yeah I know , I know . I am actually colour blind so can’t tell anyway … ?
September 13, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, pocster said: Ok boss ( I think that’s what the midget guy said in fantasy island ) . Does the relay switch thing need a neutral though ( to power it ) z wave If you are wanting to add or control anything else then you will need to pick up a neutral as well. the blues may be neutral, but not necessarily.
September 13, 20215 yr Author Just now, markc said: If you are wanting to add or control anything else then you will need to pick up a neutral as well. the blues may be neutral, but not necessarily. Yeah they’re neutral . So if say I stick a wago in there , tie those 2 blues together then add a 3rd to go to the z wave wall switch controller I’m all good ?
September 13, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, pocster said: I am actually colour blind so can’t tell anyway … ? That explains the grout then !
September 13, 20215 yr Just now, pocster said: Yeah they’re neutral . So if say I stick a wago in there , tie those 2 blues together then add a 3rd to go to the z wave wall switch controller I’m all good ? Yup.
September 13, 20215 yr Author 1 minute ago, Nickfromwales said: Yup. I’m surprised tbh . Surely the sparky should mark the L from the consumer I.e power in ( if you like ) as opposed to L to the lights ( as they aren’t live until L + L ) . Just seems an easy thing to mark when installing .
September 13, 20215 yr 7 minutes ago, pocster said: I’m surprised tbh . Surely the sparky should mark the L from the consumer I.e power in ( if you like ) as opposed to L to the lights ( as they aren’t live until L + L ) . Just seems an easy thing to mark when installing . It will be, by the fact that the incoming live goes to the terminal C ( common ) and the switch wires to L1 / L2 etc. Now, more importantly, let’s have that chat about colourblind people DIY’ing their own electrical work……… ? lol. My dads engineer was too, and had to keep coming back and forth the office with short off cuts from the vending machine wiring looms asking which colours were which Edited September 13, 20215 yr by Nickfromwales
September 13, 20215 yr Author Anyway @Nickfromwales what’s a plumber doing commenting on electrics ? . You on checkAtrade doing that ? ?
September 13, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, pocster said: Anyway @Nickfromwales what’s a plumber doing commenting on electrics ? . You on checkAtrade doing that ? ? Just making sure you don’t fry the ones you love the most…….Zippy, Bungle and George. ?
September 13, 20215 yr Author 2 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Just making sure you don’t fry the ones you love the most…….Zippy, Bungle and George. ? Think @Onoff needs help . He’s (expletive deleted)ing about again creating work but never actually doing the work .
September 13, 20215 yr 5 hours ago, pocster said: Sometimes I’m brave with mains electric , sometime I’m not . Want to wire this fancy switch . Current manual switch is just the 2 browns . Where do they go on this new switch though ? ( ‘O’ is the load ? for one of them ?? ) Another backbox cut out by the drunken pocket squirrel...
September 13, 20215 yr Author 11 minutes ago, Mr Punter said: Another backbox cut out by the drunken pocket squirrel... My Dewalt pocket squirrel knife is the best !
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