Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
Lightwiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk)
lightingcircuits&wiringdiagrams
Lightwiringdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/)
Gettingstarted(#)
Lightingcomponents(#)
LightingCircuits(#)
News&Updates(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/category/newsupdates/)
Privacypolicy(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/privacypolicy/)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/feed/rss/)
Typeyoursearch
KEEPINTOUCH
GO
Adsby Google
LightSwitchWiring
TwoWaySwitch
WiringDiagram
Lightingcircuits
2wayswitch(3wiresystem,newharmonisedcablecolours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3
wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/)
2wayswitching(3wiresystem,oldcablecolours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystem
oldcablecolours/)
2wayswitching(twowirecontrol)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitchingtwowirecontrol/)
3waylightswitchusingatwowirecontrol(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/3waylightswitchusingatwowire
control/)
3waylightswitching(newcablecolours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/threewaylightswitchingnewcable
colours/)
3waylightswitching(oldcablecolours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/threewaylightswitchingoldcablecolours/)
BeforeyoustartSafetyfirst(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/beforeyoustartsafetyfirst/)
Lightwiringdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/)
Multipointradiallightingcircuit(newcablecolours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/multipointradiallightingcircuit
newcablecolours/)
Multipointradiallightingcircuit(oldcablecolours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/multipointradiallightingcircuit
oldcablecolours/)
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
1/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
Oldmultipointradiallightingdiagramusingjunctionboxes(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/oldmultipointradial
lightingdiagramusingjunctionboxes/)
Privacypolicy(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/privacypolicy/)
Poststagged2wayswitchwiringdiagram
Twowayswitching(powerfeedviaswitch)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/circuitdiagrams/twoway
switchingpowerfeedviaswitch/)
May31
2013(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/circuitdiagrams/twowayswitchingpowerfeedviaswitch/)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/circuitdiagrams/twowayswitchingpowerfeedviaswitch/#comments)4Comments
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/circuitdiagrams/twowayswitchingpowerfeedviaswitch/#disqus_thread)Writtenby
admin(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/author/admin/)
Hereisatwowayswitchingsolutionpostedforoneofouruserswhohadrunthepowerfeedtooneoftheswitch
boxesandhadnoradialcircuittopickupaneutralatthelampholder.
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
2/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/05/2waypoweredswitchschematicwiring
diagram.jpg)
Twowayswitchingwithpowerfeedtotheswitch
Postedincircuitdiagrams(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/category/circuitdiagrams/)Taggedtwowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitch/),twowayswitching(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitching/)
2wayswitching(twowirecontrol)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitchingtwowire
control/)
Mar15
2013(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitchingtwowirecontrol/)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitchingtwo
wirecontrol/#comments)1Comment(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitchingtwowirecontrol/#disqus_thread)
Writtenbyadmin(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/author/admin/)
Iveincludedthismethodof2wayswitchingforreferencebecauseyoumaycomeacrossitinoldhomesbutIdont
recommendyouuseit.Ifyouaredoinganewinstallorreplacingatwowayswitchsystemgoforthethreewire
controlmethod(http://lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/).
Youaremostlikelytoseethis2waylightingcircuitinanindustrial/commercialsettingwheretheinstallationis
trunking/conduitbasedandsinglecoreconductorsareused.
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/2wayswitching2wirecontrolschematic
diagram.jpg)
Fig1:twowaylightswitchingschematicusingatwowirecontrol
Downside(s)ofthetwowirecontrolsystem
Thisapproachifoftenreferredtoasacablesavingmethodbecauseitonlyneedsatwowirecontrol.Thisisfinewhen
executedcorrectlybuthereiswhatyouneedtolookoutfor:wherethisisusedinastairwellwhereyouhaveaswitchupstair
andaswitchdownstairsthereisthedangerthattheneutralandthelivecomefromdifferentlightingcircuits.SeeFi22.
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
3/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/twowayswitchingtwowirecontrolV2.jpg)
Fig2:Twowayswtichingwith2wirecontrol(DONTDOTHIS)
ThefirstreasonthisisBADisonsafetygroundssayweareworkingonthelightupstairs,soweturnofftheupstairslighting
circuitthinkingwearesafe..WRONG.Theliveispickedupdownstairsandtherearestillliveconductorsfeedingtheswitch
upstairsandifsomeoneflippedthedownstairsswitchinthisdiagramthatlivefeedwouldextendallthewaytothelamptoo
(yourefriedbaby!!).
IfyouseethismethodusedinyourhomeISOLATEALLLIGHTINGCIRCUITSBEFOREWORKINGONANYOFTHEM.If
youarenotsureISOLATEALLLIGHTINGCIRCUITSBEFOREWORKINGONANYOFTHEM.
Note:ifthismethodwereusedinalonghallwaywherebothswitchesweredownstairsandpresumablytheneutralisnot
borrowedfromanothercircuit(DONTPRESUMETHIS)thenthissafetyissuewouldnotexist.Butreadon..
YouseethismethodofferedonmanyDIYsitesbutthesafetyissuesarerarelyexplainedadequately.Heresanotherreason
nottodothisthatIhaveyettofindonanyDIYsite:
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
4/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
InductionloopsandRFinterference
Asyoumaybeaware,anycurrentcarryingconductoremitsanelectromagneticfield.Thegoodthingabouttwinandearth
cablesisthattheliveandreturnarealwaysincloseproximity(inthesamecable)sothereisacancellingeffect.
NowconsiderFig2again,thelivefeedleavestheconsumerunit(fuseboard)andrunsroundthehousetothedownstairs
switch,itthenrunsupstairstothesecondswitch,upthroughthelight.Thepathtoneutralmaywellrunaroundtheupstairs
lightingcircuitbeforemakingitswaybackdownstairstotheconsumerunit.BINGO,wehavejustturnedourhomeintoa
massiveinductionloopperfectlydesignedtointerferewithallsortsofthings:
Inductionloophearingaidsystems
Radioreceivers
MylovelyStratt(thatsanelectricguitarifyouarenotamuso)
Computernetworks
IthoughIwasdonetherebutwhileweareonthesubjectofwhythismethodisnotgreat:
Erroneoustrippingofsafety/circuitprotectionequipment
Thepracticeofborrowinganeutralfromacircuitthatdidnotsupplythelivemaywellplayhavocwithamodernconsumer
unitthathasmultipleRCDsorRCBOs.
Sotosummarise,ifyoudontwanttotakeapissinthedarkbecauseyourwifeturnedthekettleondownstairsuseathree
wirecontrolmethod(http://lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/)
Tagged2waylightingcircuitdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2waylightingcircuitdiagram/),2wayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitch/),electricalwiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/electricalwiring/),howto
wirealight(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/howtowirealight/),howtowireatwowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/howtowireatwowayswitch/),Lightwiringdiagram
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightwiringdiagram/),lightingcircuit(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingcircuit/),
lightingwiringdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingwiringdiagram/),twowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitch/)
2wayswitching(3wiresystem,oldcablecolours)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wire
systemoldcablecolours/)
Mar12
2013(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemoldcablecolours/)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twoway
switching3wiresystemoldcablecolours/#comments)24Comments(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3
wiresystemoldcablecolours/#disqus_thread)Writtenbyadmin(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/author/admin/)
2wayswitchingmeanshavingtwoormoreswitchesindifferentlocationstocontrolonelamp.Theyarewiredso
thatoperationofeitherswitchwillcontrolthelight.Thisarrangementisoftenfoundinstairways,withoneswitch
upstairsandoneswitchdownstairsorinlonghallwayswithaswitchateitherend.
Herewehaveatwowayswitchingsystemthatutilisestwosinglegangtwowayswitches(http://lightwiring.co.uk/lighting
circuitcomponents/lightswitches/singlegang2waylightswitch/)andathreewirecontrol,shownintheoldcablecolours
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
5/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/lightingcircuitcomponents/lightcables/oldlightingcircuitcablecoloursunharmonised/).Itispossible
toachieveasimilarresultusingatwowirecontrolwhich,althoughitsavesoncable,isnotrecommended.Thisisthe
preferredapproach.
Ifyourcircuithasthenewcablecolourssee:Twowayswitching(3wirecontrol,newcablecolours)
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/)
Hereweahaveaschematic(Fig1)whichmakesiteasytovisualisehowthiscircuitworks.Inthisstatethelampisoff,
changingthepositionofeitherswitchwillswitchthelivetothelampturningiton.Ifyounowchangethepositionoftheother
switchthecircuitisbrokenonceagain.
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/twowayswitchingschematicwiringdiagram.jpg)
Fig1:Twowayswitchingschematicwiringdiagram(3wirecontrol)
Theschematicisniceandsimpletovisualisetheprincipalofhowthisworksbutislittlehelpwhenitcomstoactuallywiring
thisupinreallife!!
Fig2belowshowshowweachievethisconfiguration.Justlikeanyloopinloopoutradialcircuit
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/multipointradiallightingcircuitoldcablecolours/),theswitchcablefromtheceilingrosecontains
twowires,apermanentliveandaswitchedlive.ThisiscableCbelow,onewireconnectstoL1andtheothertoL2onthetop
switch.
CableD(Fig2)isathreecoreandearth(http://lightwiring.co.uk/lightingcircuitcomponents/lightcables/oldlightingcircuit
cablecoloursunharmonised/),thisisthe3wirecontrolthatlinksthetwolightswitchestogether.COMonthefirstswitch
connectstoCOMonthesecondswitch,L1onthefirstswitchconnectstoL1onthesecond,andL2onthefirstswitch
connectstoL2onthesecond.
AllearthwiresshouldconnecttotheearthterminalintheswitchbackboxandifyouareusingmetalswitchesthereMUST
bealoopfromthisearthterminaltotheoneontheswitchplate(seenoteAonFig2)
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/twowayswitchingwiringdiagramoldcolours.jpg)
Fig2:Twowayswitchingusinga3wirecontrol(shownintheoldcablecolours)
NOTE:TheblueandyellowwiresincableDandtheblackwireincableCareswitchedlivesandthusshouldbemarked
withredsheathingateachendasshown.
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
6/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
Switch
dropsfrom
ajunction
box
Thereisachance
thatifyourhouse
hastheseold
wiringcoloursthe
switchdropsmay
befromaloopin
loopoutradial
lightingcircuit
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/oldmultipointradiallightingdiagramusingjunctionboxes/)donewithjunctionboxesratherthan
ceilingrosesasshowninFig2.Theswitchwiringisallthesamebuttheswitchwire(cableC)leadsuptoadifferentsetup.
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/3wayswitchingfromjunctionbox.jpg)
Fig3:3wayswitchingwiredtoaloopinloopoutradiallightingcircuitdonewithjunctionboxes
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
7/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
Tagged2waylightingcircuitdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2waylightingcircuitdiagram/),2wayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitch/),electricalwiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/electricalwiring/),howto
wirealight(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/howtowirealight/),howtowireatwowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/howtowireatwowayswitch/),Lightwiringdiagram
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightwiringdiagram/),lightingcircuit(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingcircuit/),
lightingwiringdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingwiringdiagram/),twowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitch/)
2wayswitch(3wiresystem,newharmonisedcable
colours)(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3
wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/)
Mar12
2013(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/#comments)58Comments
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
8/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/twowayswitching3wiresystemnewharmonisedcablecolours/#disqus_thread)
Writtenbyadmin(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/author/admin/)
2wayswitchingmeanshavingtwoormoreswitchesindifferentlocationstocontrolonelamp.Theyarewiredso
thatoperationofeitherswitchwillcontrolthelight.Thisarrangementisoftenfoundinstairways,withoneswitch
upstairsandoneswitchdownstairsorinlonghallwayswithaswitchateitherend.
Herewehaveatwowayswitchingsystemthatutilisestwosinglegangtwowayswitches(http://lightwiring.co.uk/lighting
circuitcomponents/lightswitches/singlegang2waylightswitch/)andathreewirecontrol,showninthenewharmonised
cablecolours(http://lightwiring.co.uk/lightingcircuitcomponents/lightcables/newlightingcircuitcablecoloursharmonised/)
.Itispossibletoachieveasimilarresultusingatwowirecontrolwhich,althoughitsavesoncable,isnotrecommended.
Thisisthepreferredapproach.
Ifyourcircuithastheoldcablecolourssee:Twowayswitching(3wirecontrol,oldcolours)(http://lightwiring.co.uk/two
wayswitching3wiresystemoldcablecolours/)
Hereweahaveaschematic(Fig1)whichmakesiteasytovisualisehowthiscircuitworks.Inthisstatethelampisoff,
changingthepositionofeitherswitchwillswitchthelivetothelampturningiton.Ifyounowchangethepositionoftheother
switchthecircuitisbrokenonceagain.
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/twowayswitchingschematicwiringdiagram.jpg)
Fig1:Twowayswitchingschematicwiringdiagram(3wirecontrol)
Theschematicisniceandsimpletovisualisetheprincipalofhowatwowayswitchworksbutislittlehelpwhenitcomsto
actuallywiringthisupinreallife!!
Fig2belowshowshowweachievethisconfiguration.Justlikeanyloopinloopoutradialcircuit
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/multipointradiallightingcircuitnewcablecolours/),theswitchcablefromtheceilingrosecontains
twowires,apermanentliveandaswitchedlive.ThisiscableCbelow,onewireconnectstoL1andtheothertoL2onthetop
switch.
CableD(Fig2)isathreecoreandearth(http://lightwiring.co.uk/lightingcircuitcomponents/lightcables/newlightingcircuit
cablecoloursharmonised/),thisisthe3wirecontrolthatlinksthetwolightswitchestogether.COMonthefirstswitch
connectstoCOMonthesecondswitch,L1onthefirstswitchconnectstoL1onthesecond,andL2onthefirstswitch
connectstoL2onthesecond.
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
9/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
AllearthwiresshouldconnecttotheearthterminalintheswitchbackboxandifyouareusingmetalswitchesthereMUST
bealoopfromthisearthterminaltotheoneontheswitchplate(seenoteAonFig2)
(http://lightwiring.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/twowayswitchingwiringdiagram.jpg)
Fig2:Twowaylightswitching(3wiresystem,newharmonisedcablecolours)
NOTE:TheGreywireincableDisaswitchedliveandtheBluewireincableCandBlackwireincableDarepermanent
livesandthusshouldbemarkedwithbrownsheathingateachendasshown.
Tagged2waylightingcircuit(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2waylightingcircuit/),2wayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitch/),electricalwiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/electricalwiring/),howto
wirealight(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/howtowirealight/),howtowireatwowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/howtowireatwowayswitch/),Lightwiringdiagram
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightwiringdiagram/),lightingcircuit(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingcircuit/),
lightingwiringdiagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingwiringdiagram/),twowayswitch
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitch/)
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
10/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
PowerStarMotion
SensorBulb
Turnsononlyifyou'rearound
Motionsensorbulbforhome
automation.Shopnow
goalteam.net/pinoysmarthome
Usefullinks
Howtochangeaceilingrose (http://www.ceilingrosewiring.co.uk/replacingyourceilingrose)
Howtowireaplug(http://www.plugwiring.co.uk/)
Tags
1gang(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/1gang/)1way (http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/1way/)2
gang(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2gang/)2way
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2way/)2waylightingcircuitdiagram
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2waylightingcircuitdiagram/)
2wayswitch
2wayswitchwiringdiagram
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/)3gang
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
11/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/3gang/)3waylightingcircuit
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/3waylightingcircuit/)3w aylights w itch (http://w w w .lightw iring.co.uk/tag/3w ay
lightsw itch/)
3wayswitch(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/3wayswitch/)3wayswitching(UK)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/cablecolours/)cables(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/cables/)ceilingrose
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/ceilingrose/)ceilingrosewiring
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/ceilingrosewiring/)
electricalswitches
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/electricalswitches/)
electricalwiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/electrical
wiring/)harm onis e dcable colours
howtowirealight
wiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/intermediatelightswitchwiring/)intermediate
switchwiring(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/intermediateswitchwiring/)
lightingcircuit
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightingcircuit/)lighting
wiringdiagram (http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lighting
wiringdiagram/)lightswitch
junctionboxes(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/junctionboxes/)
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightswitch/)Lightwiring
diagram(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/lightwiring
diagram/)radialcircuit(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/radialcircuit/)thre e w ays w itching
(http://w w w .lightw iring.co.uk/tag/threew aysw itching/) Triple ganginte rm e diate lights w itch (http://w w w .lightw iring.co.uk/tag/triplegang
intermediatelightsw itch/) tw inande arthcable ratings (http://w w w .lightw iring.co.uk/tag/tw inandearthcableratings/) tw inande arthcurre nt
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
twowayswitch
12/13
1/9/2017
2WaySwitchWiringDiagram| Lightwiring
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitch/)twowayswitching
(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/twowayswitching/)w ire alights w itch (http://w w w .lightw iring.co.uk/tag/w irealightsw itch/)
wirecolours(http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/wirecolours/)
http://www.lightwiring.co.uk/tag/2wayswitchwiringdiagram/
13/13