Other switches also include an outlet to allow you an additional place to plug in electronics. Moreover, besides toggles and knobs, there are also touch switches that involve a flat touchpad that you push to control the electric current. As we have mentioned, in most cases the need to wire a light switch or ceiling rose normally comes from disconnecting either the switch faceplate or ceiling rose to renew them and then forgetting which wire goes where. Fitting a light switch can be a simple or complex task, depending on what light switches you're replacing or adding.

Face plates have the terminals fixed to it which are usually screwed. The live and neutral are 22mm apart. To prevent something accidentally being inserted into the live parts of the plug, there are shutters (UK plugs) which only open if the top, earth ping is inserted. The 1 way light switch above is fairly simple to understand, but 2 way light switches and ceiling roses are a little bit more complicated due to the fact that with this setup you have 2 switches that can independently turn a single light on and off.There are many types of light switches available. Some only control a single light, while others can have multiple switches to control multiple lights from one place. Then we drop a piece of 14/3 down to the switch box. Another piece of 14/2 drops from the switch box to the plug. When working on or around the electrics you are allowed to do yourself at home such as changing switch faceplates it’s essential that you know exactly what type of light switch does what so that, when changing them, you change like-for-like. The most common light switches are white plastic. But there’s a wide range of other, more decorative colours and finishes available, so homeowners can match their switches to their décor. It is also possible to install or fit a variation on this theme by combining dimmer and "throw" switches on the same plate. You are then able to set the light to the required ambiance and turn it on and off. The ambiance setting is remembered by the switch but can be altered just like any other dimmer.

As I’m sure you already know from living in a house, if you haven’t then you may not, there are several different types of light switch that can be used depending on the situation at hand:There are three key things you'll need to do if you want to change from one-way control of a light to two-way switching. Firstly, you must replace the original switch with a two-way fitting. Then you'll need to install a new two-way switch at the second control point. And after that, you should link the two with 1mm 2 three-core-and-earth cable. Start by running the cable between the two switch positions and installing a mounting box at the new switch position. Top tip - Multi-way switching However, if you need two switches to control a single lighting circuit, in the same manner that you would have a switch at both the top and bottom of a staircase to control a landing/stairway light, you need to use what’s known as a 2 ‘way’ switch. If your breaker box and main panel are located in different rooms, connect both of those wires to a neutral bar wired into either one of them. If you’re connecting one wire to each location—either because you have an odd number of wires or because you don’t want to use up two outlets—connect them to ground bars instead. In some situations the light switch itself may be used as the “junction box” and not the ceiling rose.