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2 switches 2 lights , how do i wire ceiling ?

there are 2 lights in my kitchen, the switch by the hall is a double switch which turns either light on or off as needed . the switch by the back door is a single that only works the first light.
we have found the live switch wire , but have an extra wire which is yellow with red tag and have no idea where this goes
at moment both switches work the first light fine , but 2nd light is always on
im asuming this extra wire is a switch for 2nd light somehow but it originally all wired in the first light fitting

loopy
November 2009
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You have one light that can be controlled from two switches at different ends of the room - it works fine.

You have another light that is always on and does not obey the switch - you have an unconnected wire but do not say just where the wire is.

If this Yellow + red sleeve wire is at the ceiling rose of the light that fails to work there's a good chance that you have wired this always-on light to permanent live rather than to switched live - Check the switch that fails to work the light - does it have a Yellow wire? If so it's switched live for the non working light.

Ceiling lights NEVER connect to permanent live - only to switched live - so you can turn them on and off.

Good luck...take care...

Peccavi
November 2009

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