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How to remove 2 switches from a 3-way lighting circuit
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<blockquote data-quote="MikeFloutier" data-source="post: 544012" data-attributes="member: 32172"><p>Hi, I’m a DIYer making some changes to our home lighting and need a little help.</p><p></p><p>We’re in a 7 year old house with a lot of unnecessary (for us) 2 and 3-way lighting.</p><p></p><p>I’ve been able to identify each switch, ie. 2-way or intermediate, and can see which 2-way (master) is fed from consumer unit.</p><p></p><p>I have a couple of questions:</p><p></p><p>1. Can I simply disconnect all the redundant wiring from the Master 2-way and then remove the unneeded subsidiary switches, and</p><p></p><p>2. As the Master 2-way is on a 4 gang switch unit, and each of the switches are inter-connected (L1>Com>L1>Com) does this complicate things?</p><p></p><p>Here’s a pic of the master, and also the Intermediate and the subsidiary 2-way…[ATTACH=full]15298[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]15299[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]15300[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeFloutier, post: 544012, member: 32172"] Hi, I’m a DIYer making some changes to our home lighting and need a little help. We’re in a 7 year old house with a lot of unnecessary (for us) 2 and 3-way lighting. I’ve been able to identify each switch, ie. 2-way or intermediate, and can see which 2-way (master) is fed from consumer unit. I have a couple of questions: 1. Can I simply disconnect all the redundant wiring from the Master 2-way and then remove the unneeded subsidiary switches, and 2. As the Master 2-way is on a 4 gang switch unit, and each of the switches are inter-connected (L1>Com>L1>Com) does this complicate things? Here’s a pic of the master, and also the Intermediate and the subsidiary 2-way…[ATTACH type="full" alt="F538063C-391B-4FB0-911E-CD172912EA50.jpeg"]15298[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="E0C71276-A75C-488B-A4EE-D92E6E6B6A01.jpeg"]15299[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="C65165A5-2BD5-4691-8CB8-1A65FD5A87B6.jpeg"]15300[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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