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Anonymous Posted on Oct 03, 2009

Im trying to fix a security light and have wired it into the house and am now stuck at a two way switch in my hall!i've bought a triple two way switch so i can isolate the outside security light the other two switches are for my hall and landing lights how do i do it?

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    Thomas May 11, 2010

    Some electricians loop the "lives" at the switch others do it at the lights. If you do not have a live at the switch and a neutral you cannot take it off the switch. You need to have BOTH LIVE AND NEUTRAL at the switch to do what you are attempting.(if you donot see black neurals in a connector block then you probably wont have a neutral). Most modern houses in uk have all Lives and Neutrals at the light therefore you would have to take a cable from the light to your outside light then one from the outside light to the switch.

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If you only intend to turn the security light of and on just use a single switch fed from the hot (not switched) side of one of the other switches if this is not what you are wanting email me a detailed description of what you are trying to do at [email protected] and i will help the best i can

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