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[Chriscmartin]

Looking forward help please.

I am changing the switches on a 2 gang light circuit but I’m a little confused.

The existing switch says L1 (red wire) L2 (blue wire with a red sleeve) and L3 (yellow wire with a red sleeve)

The new switch says L-in Slave L-out

The existing switch says L1 (brown wire) L2 (blue wire with a brown sleeve) and L3 (brown wire)

The new switch says L1 Slave L

Can you please advise how I wire these in?

[stoneyboy]

Hi chriscmartin
From your description it looks like both circuits are two way switching. Your replacement switch may be one way switching so you need to check before proceeding.
Regards S

[Mr White]

Chriscmartin, make and "model" of your switch please, is your new switch a "smart switch"?

[Chriscmartin]

Hi yes sorry I meant 2 way not 2 gang.

The switch I have is a Energenie MIHO043 smart switch which is a 2 way master and slave switch.

[Mr White]

I am assuming that the colours you have given are for two switches, one at each end of a hall/corridor/stairs

As the colours are not the same at each end it is not possible to say exactly how to connect your switch, I only wish it were.

However I can tell you the following (same for each switch)

The live goes into L
The switched live goes into L1
The slave goes into S

You appear to have 2 browns in your 2nd switch, I am sorry to say I can not help you further as it needs investigating with a multi meter (And the competence to know how to use one)

The existing switch says L1 (brown wire) L2 (blue wire with a brown sleeve) and L3 (brown wire)