How to Wire a Two Way Light Switch | 2 Way Switching For Beginners

In this beginners DIY electrical guide i will be showing you how to wire up two way light switches. I will show you step by step how to install a two way light switch circuit. I also cover ceiling rose wiring in this video. If you like the content leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this as I've got a lot more to come and there will be something that will help you out.

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[honorkemp]

Got to admit your explanation has saved my brain from a lot of stress wiring old 50 plus conduit thanks for your time and making it easy

[Piietrek]

Literally a few days ago I was searching for a good guide on this. Wery well explained. Thanks.

[wrayxphoto]

Thank you so much for posting this. I was helping my neighbor who was moving out go back to his original lights. I neglected to make a note of how the wiring was presuming that all the live and all the neutral where together. On a 2 switch 1 gangway hallway bulb. The result was the light being on regardless of the switch position. But when you turned one switch off the breaker would trip. I tested it with my voltmeter and found one neutral made the voltage 240 here in the UK the other 2 nothing. after watching your post. I placed the live neutral on the 2 post with the bulb live and the other 2 neutral with the bulb neutral it still tripped the breaker. I swapped the switch set up so that the 240 voltage was with one of the neutrals I found the bulb was on but lower in brightness, when one of the switches was turned off it went brighter when the other was turned off nothing. So I swapped the non load carrying neutrals for the switches and it worked perfect. So thank you without your vid I would not have tried to wire the switch as part of the circuit. It makes perfect sense when it works. But I was so confused before it did...Ray

[chrisf]

Always been able to figure this out somehow but without REALLY understanding it… kinda just ‘getting’ it haha… but now I actually understand it!

[nocode]

Yeah good vid a tip from a spark when wiring a loop in loop out system mark your feed&neutral on the grey insulation with an x your switch wire with a line across your switch so your feeds are x your switch are marked- then when stripping your switch wire whether it's blue or black bed your switch wire in to a s shape so u know that's your switch wire be fore putting your brown sleeving just how I was taught as a lad👍

[giancribsbitz]

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[papillonbougie]

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[johncunningham]

Great video, video clear, all the best for 2023

[darrenmackenzie]

Appreciate your time to make this this video

[falconjanu]

U must be a professor lovely way u explained soo easy

[Brynben]

Great tutorioal once again, the best how to guides I have found on You Tube, thanks mate

[SeanE]

Excellent video, so clear and understandable, thank you 🤟🏻

[johnharris]

Your videos are so ease to follow keep up the good work thank you

[fkingride.]

my problem is putting a new switch on an old curcuit where the back is brown and old to a new modern day switch that is grey, i put the wires in the same holes com l1 l2 exetra but the light went all dicky any ideas?

[Phil_AKA_ThundyUK]

Wiring works, but I'd like to know what everything is doing.

[mcgravelgravel]

you this video very good it help me alot was looking 3 years now this wireing typ

[patburke]

Great tutorial, everything very well explained.

[dwytube]

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[dar]

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