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2 lights in kitchen and 1 switch. Would like separate switches.
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<blockquote data-quote="sheryl" data-source="post: 413390" data-attributes="member: 27375"><p>Good morning all</p><p></p><p>I'm new to the forum - not an electrician but big on DIY and stuff. My kitchen has 2 lights - one at the kitchen end and one over the dining area. They both operate from one switch. I would like each light on it's own switch. At this point I would upload photos of the wiring but am unable to at the moment (newby).</p><p></p><p>The light over the dining area has a simple pendant fitting. There are 2 cables from the ceiling. In the "live" terminal of the fitting is the pre-wired live (brown) and live (red) from one ceiling cable. There is nothing in the loop terminals. In the final terminal is the neutral (blue) from the fitting and 2 black wires from the ceiling cables. (All earths are all connected to the earth terminal). </p><p></p><p>The switch has 2 cables into it - there is 1 red cable to L1 and a black to the Com terminal.</p><p></p><p>I have thought about this so much I can't think straight now - all I would like is a seperate switch - how difficult can it be ? </p><p></p><p>I would appreciate any help from the forum - and yes I am well aware of how dangerous electricity is - I shock people at work so it is always switched off and fuses removed from CU before I do anything - even taking a picture.</p><p></p><p>Many thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sheryl, post: 413390, member: 27375"] Good morning all I'm new to the forum - not an electrician but big on DIY and stuff. My kitchen has 2 lights - one at the kitchen end and one over the dining area. They both operate from one switch. I would like each light on it's own switch. At this point I would upload photos of the wiring but am unable to at the moment (newby). The light over the dining area has a simple pendant fitting. There are 2 cables from the ceiling. In the "live" terminal of the fitting is the pre-wired live (brown) and live (red) from one ceiling cable. There is nothing in the loop terminals. In the final terminal is the neutral (blue) from the fitting and 2 black wires from the ceiling cables. (All earths are all connected to the earth terminal). The switch has 2 cables into it - there is 1 red cable to L1 and a black to the Com terminal. I have thought about this so much I can't think straight now - all I would like is a seperate switch - how difficult can it be ? I would appreciate any help from the forum - and yes I am well aware of how dangerous electricity is - I shock people at work so it is always switched off and fuses removed from CU before I do anything - even taking a picture. Many thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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