How to wire a 1 way light switch. One way lighting explained.

How to wire a one way lighting circuit - In this tutorial I show how to wire a one way light switch, I show how a 1 way and 2 way light switch works, I explain how to wire a ceiling rose, how to get the cable to the switch and explain how a lighting circuit works.
*All domestic electrical work in the UK must meet the requirements of the Part P regulations*
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[BernardCastle]

Excellent, thank you. I've delayed the job a day while I wait for some copper wire and earth sleeve to arrive from Amazon. Going from a plastic switch to a metal one, this video made it clear that I need to earth the metal switch, which I hadn't thought about.

[jetpropelled]

Thank you so much for this. I have a water pump in my campervan that someone else fitted - badly! It suddenly stopped working but I was pretty sure it was just a loose connection. I was able to follow your instructions/diagram, replacing pump for light, and there’s no earth, with hugely satisfying success. The pump and switch are now working. Thank you!

[boeingpete]

Clear and concisely explained and pleased to see you included colour coding for Switched Live wire. Brilliant.

[geofffitchett]

This was useful and very clearly explained, easy to understand. Next I'm hunting for wiring a double light switch to two separate lights

[samboella]

Perfect! Easy to follow explanation 👍🏼 I assumed I needed to earth new metal switches but needed confirmation. Thanks for the vid 😊

[popadok]

I don’t think you could have explained that any easier, just what I was looking for thank you. 🙏

[enut]

VERY WELL PRESENTED AND EXPLAINED SIR, just remind the folks that on a metal back box you need and plastic grommet on where the wires come thru. 
Loving your videos you need more subscribers

[oli]

Not knowing anything about this topic i turned the playback speed to half speed listened to it several times and I understood it. Thank you very much for making this video.

[JJ.]

Thank you, light switch in the hall broke, saved me from having to hire an electrician. 🙂

[Joe-lbqn]

Thank you i needed to wire a 2-way switch as a one way and google lead me here and it worked a treat. I had "guessed" which way it should go by seeing which terminals were connected on the old dimmer switch also two way but all terminals on top, but good to get clarification!

[inc]

Mate! Cheers for that! Has saved me a LOT of grief! Thanks

[deanflynn]

Best video on how to wire a light switch that I have seen so far

[jetpropelled]

It would be great if you shared a video for a simple unearthed switch (for a water pump or other simple circuit - no loop off to other lights) such as my situation. That’s what I was looking for and didn’t find. This helped but I was a bit nervous because it was a little different. Thanks anyway.

[mohammadawan]

Clear and concise. Brilliant, thank you.

[edmundsmiscenko]

Omg it works for me you did something i wouldnt figure out it cheers good luck man :)

[b]

Hello, I won’t list just how much your channel has helped me with renovating my new (well new to me lol) home. But having done a lot of rewiring with so much help from your channel I’ve now made my way downstairs and I’ve come across something that I feel like a monkey scratching his head! Don’t know if I’m able to upload a picture with this but will try however if not so in my utility room there’s like a sealed wall light something you will get in the bathroom instead of it being on the ceiling it’s on the side of the concrete wall when I’ve opened it up to replace the bulb and seen the wiring I spent the last 24 hours trying to work it out in my mind why is it that every ceiling rose downstairs has no connection in the loop terminal the house was originally built in the 1960s and it still got the old wiring in at the ceiling rose it’s the old 1 red for a live 2 black in the neutral on the Earth there’s absolutely nothing in the loop as somebody has cut the back of this light fitting and put a ceiling rose fitting in the back and if I could work the wiring out I’d probably just swap it for Wego connectors. I wanted to add another light in the bottom end of my utility area and I thought I’ll be able to just take a straight feed from this one to the bottom end of my utility area and put a light and a light switch instead I just can’t work out for the life of me how old this is working purely with no loop being used in any of them and then my pretty new consumer unit there’s only one circuit breaker to control the lighting. Any help you could give would be very much appreciated.
Kind regards. (And please keep up the fantastic channel)

[jackjohn]

Huge thanks. I couldn't have done it without you

[stephenpeacock]

Always find it confusing that the neutral blue wire becomes the switched live and is connected to the light. Just wired up a light in an under stairs cupboard that’s fed from a junction box and feed in the garages lighting that I’ve installed. Used wago connectors for the first time too, just been using the old fashioned Lego bricks which are great....but why didn’t I find the wagos sooner, saves a lot of time but you have to check they have gripped, just don’t trust them yet, but they are a lot quicker especially if doing ceiling lighting work. Had to get a 0.5 metre drill bit to drill into the garage lol. Will finish the garage side of the wiring tomorrow, then label up, especially the live switched blue neutral cable which needs a brown sticker. Will put a dyno label on the junction box and light switch too.

[StephenGoddard-MiisterSpiice]

A gentleman and a scholar nice video just what i wanted.

[ramlijohn]

awesome video... did all my light switches out after watching this... Just a question... Since i got many left over "old "switches, Can i use them as an "on off " Switch for my appliances? E.g speakers, Fan...