That's the problem. I can add one to a single light switch. As its got live and neutral in and live and neutral out. But the actual switches have a common and L1 and L2
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I know in principle how to wire it just not how to get it to work in my existing circuits given where things are. My Wife is however obsesses with table lamp type things so I have taken to automating those with sonoffs for the alexa control while carrying a cup of tea type moments.
All the wires up there are black cable so no way will I be messing with them.
If anything I will get a kit with 1 switch and two receivers. I know that will work as I cut the live and neutral going to the 1 set of lights and it worked fine.
I can sort it but if I don't know why it won't work , I won't have learnt anything. Lol
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the single cabe will be the comon either its the live feed or it will be the switched live to the light .the twin and earth red and black is the straps wire to the other switch. live one and live 2 in switches
I have two lights with 4 x g10's.
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Ok, might have been worth a mention at the beginning as that might affect how you do it. Possibly only 1 of those has the ring going through and the other has a switched live only. Our stairs light is a similar arrangement I think….
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its not wired on the 3 plate system its wired in singles to the light
and will have a twin and earth loop to the second light
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Yes that’s kind of what I was getting at - it won’t be the same as a standard ceiling rose arrangement.its not wired on the 3 plate system its wired in singles to the light
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A friend has lighting in most of her rooms controlled by Alexa.
No changes to the light switches (they now work as isolators if / when needed), the standard bulbs have been swapped for "Alexa-compatible" ones.
I would love to say I understand all of that. I value your reply but it won't help if I say ok great
and still don't have a clue.I am guessing ( ah juyst seen your efit) lol. So single cable is common. I expected that. But I don't know what straps are. And I know the others are live. But I fail to understand the theory as to why the common can be the live feed or switched live to the light. Lol
So if I had started at the other light I might have been better off?its not wired on the 3 plate system its wired in singles to the light
