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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 554136" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>Well done for taking the picture BEFORE you took the old switch off.</p><p></p><p>As above exactly as it was except one switch has it's terminals the other way up. Some switches are made like that.</p><p></p><p>Also note that the blues and yellows are not interchangable. So the blue and yellow from one cable go into one switch and the blue and yellow from the other cable go into the other switch. Mix them up and you will get some really unpredictable results.</p><p></p><p>And don't forget to attach an earth wire to the earth terminal on the switch. The existing earth does not even connect to the metal back box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 554136, member: 6969"] Well done for taking the picture BEFORE you took the old switch off. As above exactly as it was except one switch has it's terminals the other way up. Some switches are made like that. Also note that the blues and yellows are not interchangable. So the blue and yellow from one cable go into one switch and the blue and yellow from the other cable go into the other switch. Mix them up and you will get some really unpredictable results. And don't forget to attach an earth wire to the earth terminal on the switch. The existing earth does not even connect to the metal back box. [/QUOTE]
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