One of my switches on the staircase lighting was upside down, I turned it round the other night and now the one at the other end of the stairs has somehow got itself upside down, whats going on?
Two way switch problem
Oct 09, 2003
34 Replies
This one's already been done ages ago.
Is this a windup? :-) Two way switches work like that. Normally if they're both up or both down the light is off. Anything else and the light will be on.
I also put four pullswitches in series in the kids bedroom, I think I have managed to get the lights on once in four months.
Reality is inverted today. Normal reality will be resumed shortly.
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Well, I suppose we have to put up with the odd comedian in this NG!
But where does comedy become troll?
Roger
Take the bulb out and turn it through 180 degrees and put it back in, problem solved.
Chris
surely then the light will be shining the wrong way?
Check the fine print on the back of the switch. I think you might find you've got a switch manufactured in Australia. Best to avoid those if at all possible - they do cause this sort of problem and can be a damn nuisance for the unwary.
PoP
Swap if for a Lamp bulb?
You're using switches designed for DC. AC goes on and off 100 times a second, so you've a better chance of hitting the right place.
On an Australian pullswitch does the cord hang up.
Sounds like the solenoid that flips the upstairs switch when you use the downstairs switch has packed up. Try re-booting (kicking it twice).
HTH
Pete
I have never understood why you would want a switch downstairs when you are upstairs and likewise why you would want a switch upstairs when you are downstairs, it seems to me that at any given time one switch is useless.
But bulb lamps are cheaper, aren't they ?
Is a bulb lamp something one uses to dig daffodils at night.
When you cease to laugh and satrt getting annoyed?
All the time.
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So true, when you can have a switch in your pocket all the time, and save all that expnse of getting it wired up to anything.
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Mo, its somethimg yer granny had to examine the inside of her douche...
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