Please put me out of my misery - lighting wiring

[shabbaranks]

Hi guys,
Im fairly confident and competent when it comes to electrics but this one is really frustrating me. Ive attached some images - side A consists of a feed from the loft with another feed to feed the new circuit. Its also got the outside light 2 way cable and outside light cable run which feeds 4 downlights. The 2 cables to the left are the internal downlights intermediate cables for a 3 way switch. - the 2 switches I have are a 2 gang 2 way and a 2 gang intermediate switch.

Side B consists of the feed in\out which is for the internal downlights as I understand along with the 3 way switch cable and the feed to the internal downlights and 4 core cable. The switch I have for this is a 2 gang 2 way retractive dimmer switch along with a 2 gang 2 way for the external lighting.

I know how to wire the 2 intermediates into L1\L1 & L2\L2 on the switch respectively but the rest is a bit foggy - could someone help me please it's killing me.....

Thanks

 

[Horsey88]

Hi guys,
Im fairly confident and competent when it comes to electrics but this one is really frustrating me. Ive attached some images - side A consists of a feed from the loft with another feed to feed the new circuit. Its also got the outside light 2 way cable and outside light cable run which feeds 4 downlights. The 2 cables to the left are the internal downlights intermediate cables for a 3 way switch. - the 2 switches I have are a 2 gang 2 way and a 2 gang intermediate switch.

Side B consists of the feed in\out which is for the internal downlights as I understand along with the 3 way switch cable and the feed to the internal downlights and 4 core cable. The switch I have for this is a 2 gang 2 way retractive dimmer switch along with a 2 gang 2 way for the external lighting.

I know how to wire the 2 intermediates into L1\L1 & L2\L2 on the switch respectively but the rest is a bit foggy - could someone help me please it's killing me.....

Thanks

I'm an electrician and would certainly be able to help you with this, but I do not have the required posts to download images or files on the page yet. If you haven't got this sorted by the time I have approval, I'll assist you with this.

 

[avid]

I'm an electrician and would certainly be able to help you with this, but I do not have the required posts to download images or files on the page yet. If you haven't got this sorted by the time I have approval, I'll assist you with this.

You have five posts and one like now so you should be able to…

 

[sneaker]

It will take 24 hours @Horsey88. To be honest I can't understand why you can't see the pics, it must be because they can be d/led.

 

[Horsey88]

That is my understanding of B so far. For the 3 core cable on the outside lights 2 way, you will need to back off the other 2 way switch that controls this and copy the colours used in the com, L1 and L2. Do you know what the 3 core cable that you've labelled as "part of 3 way switching" does/did?

 

[Horsey88]

On side A, do the 2 3 way cables go to the same intermediate switch?

 

[shabbaranks]

Hi,
All sorted thanks guys... The problem wasnt my wiring I had it right from the start. The problem was my retractive switch which I thought would work as a dimmer but it needed a module of some sort, Ive since bought a proper dimmer with module and it works a treat.
Cheers

 

[shabbaranks]

On side A, do the 2 3 way cables go to the same intermediate switch?

Yes mate thats all the intermediate does