How to Wire a Two Way Light Switch | 2 Way Switching For Beginners

[@honorkemp]

Got to admit your explanation has saved my brain from a lot of stress wiring old 50 plus conduit thanks for your time and making it easy

[@mattjohnson9245]

Probably the best tutorial on 2 way switches ever, certainly the simples to understand. Thanks

[@GrahamOrm]

Superb. Thanks mate. Need another switch at the front of my garage. You’ve answered a lot of questions.

[@karma3101]

I think that is the best video I've seen that simplifies what initially looks like a very complicated task.

[@nowthenad3286]

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[@amkamk747]

Excellent, simple and clear instructions to follow. Well done.

[@dlaptop3375]

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@AdrianWT-j9n]

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[@brrymcgolly]

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@drtoy2355]

Very simple explanation and very helpful videos by this gentleman. I wired my two way switch after watching this video. Also done my led down lights in my kitchen by watching you video. Thanks 🙏

[@Piietrek]

Literally a few days ago I was searching for a good guide on this. Wery well explained. Thanks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your very welcome. It maybe a few days late but I hope it helped 🙂

[@Pinoybritishbuilder]

For me as a DiYer and biginner,You are the most simple and easy to understand the explanation on how to..Great! Sir.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@Fozzie68]

As an electrical engineer of 40 years experience, I am impressed with the way and the terminology used to explain how the 2 way lighting system works. Only one criticism, is that you forgot to mention the “ strappers form the switching link between the 2 switches . But apart from that 👏👏👏WELL DONE

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 😊

[@jamieosh70]

This is a really excellent explanation and showing the right things, by far the best video of 2 way switches I've seen, thank you.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped!

[@morthwyrtha]

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[@papillonbougie7080]

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome 👍

[@chrisf5475]

Always been able to figure this out somehow but without REALLY understanding it… kinda just ‘getting’ it haha… but now I actually understand it!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

👍 perfect

[@skyebucks]

Another great video, thanks. Often wondered how to do it and now I'm off to do the garage light that's been bugging my for ages.

[@richardgriffiths6823]

Great - finally I understand..! You’ve just saved me thousands…

[@rupertmiller4718]

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[@TheDIYGuy1]

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Your videos are very educational for apprentices and DIY electrics that so many people need educational videos on because I've seen some really bad DIY jobs! I started off in the deep end of electrics at a dodgy factory doing 3 phase well mad to do 3 phase has a kid but I'm lucky because for some reason I understand electrics and love how advanced electronics and electrical equipment has advanced today and lucky no one died from any of my DIY jobs! I can see your passion for electrics, thank you 😊 love what you do!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot 😁

[@DaxMayarex]

Great video, love the mock up it makes it so much easier to understand. Would be great if you could do this to demonstrate a whole room rewire.

[@johnnorton9304]

Thanks it worked an absolute treat, I now have a two way switch in the garage. I senced little Norfolk accent in there too! Cheers for video.

[@falconjanu9538]

U must be a professor lovely way u explained soo easy

[@philipc7540]

Brilliant guide and easy to understand. Thank you 👍

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[@MrJokerh61]

Would really like to know how to use wire stripper I keep cutting the copper off making a terrible job...cheers

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Brilliant thanks

[@johncunningham1498]

Great video, video clear, all the best for 2023

[@TheDIYGuy1]

All the best to you too. Glad you like the video

[@timmzey_1985]

Thank you so much. Gave me the confidence to remove all wires and start again as I'd previously mixed the and couldn't get it going properly. Old house with a mix of colors for wires! Figured it a out do VERY much appreciated

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped!

[@cuebj]

Superb video. I never use ceiling roses - wagon connectors in Wago box with just flexible cord to light fitting. One problem with 2-way switch guides is books show different methods (both correct). Well done for stressing need for sleeving to show switched live

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@dylanmckibbin8822]

as apprentice I do mostly industrial commercial love watching ur videos for domestic so good man keep it up please for my learning 😂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks, will do!

[@GeorgeWilson-v7x]

Having watched various tutorials on fitting a 2 way switch this video is absolutely miles ahead of the others on every level. Big thanks mate

[@RB-xg2vz]

Amazing - very simple to follow. I’ve been waiting to do this job in our house and now it’s done 🎉

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Wonderful!

[@johnoirie]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial 👏 Thank you so much. Keep up the good work. Look forward to seeing more of the tutorials.

[@jazzbansal8097]

And a Brilliant video .. easy to follow , explained well And no heavy rock music or drum and base lol 😂

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@Mister_H]

Well said, so many channels insist on heavy rock music playing whilst trying to give instructions…. I just don’t get that 🤔. Your videos are simply superb 👍

[@ITSMEAGAIN1]

THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO. WE HAVE A DOUBLE TOGGLE LIGHT SWITCH SAME COLOUR AS THE ONE YOU'RE USING HERE. (2 SWITCHES ON THE SAME LIGHT SWITCH IF YOU UNDERSTAND ME). ONE OF THE SWITCHES HAS BROKEN & WON'T TURN OFF. I HAD TO LEAVE IT ON ALL NIGHT UNTIL I BOUGHT THE REPLACEMENT TODAY. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT ON INSPECTION WE HAVE OLD WIRING WHICH WE DIDN'T REALISE WE HAD. (BLACK & RED) THIS VIDEO WILL HELP US. THANK YOU.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@ThomasFlorence]

Thanks

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[@GEORGEC81]

Thanks!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@Oldhogleg]

Been a licensed electrical contractor here in the US since the 80's, I wish our outlets were designed with the splicing terminal blocks like you guys use. We're still stuck with wire nuts or other splicing connectors that take up much more box space. I find it interesting you guys use the term "neutral" for the grounded phase conductor because there's no split phase power in your country, only single phase 240V. In the US we use split single phase power that actually has a neutral in the middle between the two 240V phase conductors to provide 120V power as well. To reduce the lethality of electrical shock, we in the US use 120V for general lighting, wall receptacles, and small appliances while reserving the 240V power for major appliances like stoves, water heater, air conditioning, and so on. When you ground one side of a single phase power(like you guys do), we in the US call that unbalanced grounding system. When you ground the middle conductor of a split single phase power (like we do here in the US), we call that a balanced grounding system. Noticed you guys incorporate switches with your receptacles. We don't do that here in the US because it's redundant since everything you'll be plugging in has it's own power switch.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Pretty interesting to hear

[@Oldhogleg]

@@TheDIYGuy1 I forgot to mention that since it's the middle conductor of the split phase power that's grounded as used in the US, the voltage to ground from any of the two 240V phase conductors is cut in half (120V), again reducing the lethality by electrical shock from the 240V phase conductors.

[@wrayxphoto]

Thank you so much for posting this. I was helping my neighbor who was moving out go back to his original lights. I neglected to make a note of how the wiring was presuming that all the live and all the neutral where together. On a 2 switch 1 gangway hallway bulb. The result was the light being on regardless of the switch position. But when you turned one switch off the breaker would trip. I tested it with my voltmeter and found one neutral made the voltage 240 here in the UK the other 2 nothing. after watching your post. I placed the live neutral on the 2 post with the bulb live and the other 2 neutral with the bulb neutral it still tripped the breaker. I swapped the switch set up so that the 240 voltage was with one of the neutrals I found the bulb was on but lower in brightness, when one of the switches was turned off it went brighter when the other was turned off nothing. So I swapped the non load carrying neutrals for the switches and it worked perfect. So thank you without your vid I would not have tried to wire the switch as part of the circuit. It makes perfect sense when it works. But I was so confused before it did...Ray

[@Brynben1]

Great tutorioal once again, the best how to guides I have found on You Tube, thanks mate

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it helped

[@nocode1603]

Yeah good vid a tip from a spark when wiring a loop in loop out system mark your feed&neutral on the grey insulation with an x your switch wire with a line across your switch so your feeds are x your switch are marked- then when stripping your switch wire whether it's blue or black bed your switch wire in to a s shape so u know that's your switch wire be fore putting your brown sleeving just how I was taught as a lad👍

[@badfaceday7509]

I've seen many explanations of how to do this - yours is by far the best/easiest. Thanks!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@RanvirSingh-e4d]

Thank you so much

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@vasishathh]

Very well explained mate. You got a subscriber. This is exactly the video i was looking for. Thanks.

[@jamiesmith6357]

Superb Explanation of how to do this correctly. Great video. Subscribed! Thanks very much

[@sikandermahmood8308]

Do lot of time but Very nice and easy way you explan us every one can do it , thanks

[@craigomalley112]

Excellent. Well explained for the DIY ENTHUSIASTS for Home Use of Wiring a Lighting Circuit with 2 Way Switches! (with TOGGLE SWITCH)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MrChirish1]

Your better than my electrical installations tutors at breaking this down 👏

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks 👍

[@geordiespringer]

Thank you for this video, your step by step guide made adding an additional light switch in the garage into a simple task, a lot easier to understand then the enclosed written instructions with the light switch. Your videos are appreciated so much, thank you.

[@maninavan.2043]

Had to watch it a few times, but got there in the end. SO a big THANK YOU 😊 for this video. ( New subscriber)

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks for subscribing

[@maheshtailor1792]

Excellent Video. Thank you for sharing so beautifully explained step by step practically.

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

Appreciate your time to make this this video

[@johnsonn9517]

Excellent explanation. Best video on this subject. Thanks.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnharris2558]

Your videos are so ease to follow keep up the good work thank you

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Will do, thanks

[@johntarrant3525]

Thank you very much. You're a great teacher!

[@stephenbygrave580]

Super good thx mate very clear

[@Topman-26]

Love the mock up building.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

😆 thanks.

[@PaulCloves]

It would have been nice if u explained via maybe a switch diagram how the current flows through the switches and is subsequent turned on or off by each switch it would give people a better grasp of what exactly is happening in two way switching that said it was still a great tutorial

[@samirmanir3188]

absolute legend mate! brilliant video

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoyed

[@cassimvorajee2847]

Absolutely informative. Thanks.

[@shabbirraja4320]

thank u so much for ur informative vidios it helped me alot,

[@TheSnowwraith]

Thank you for the wiring breakdown. I'm soon to be tackling breaking down a twin switch at the bottom of my stairway; it has a 3 way and a 2 way switch (3 way for the stairwell and 2 way for the hallway). I'm wanting to split off the 3 way to its own switch and the 2 way to be converted to a single 1 way switch so I can put a smart switch in its place, then disable the 2nd 2 way switch for the hallway since it's never used.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome. Good luck with the work 👍

[@ariftanoli9768]

You explain so clearly.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks a lot

[@Phil_AKA_ThundyUK]

Wiring works, but I'd like to know what everything is doing.

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[@ZebraInvest]

Thank you for your video. Helped alot.

[@wowerman]

Thanks for good video.Well explained.There is a flaw with looping supply in ceiling roses to chain all lights.Imagine there is a fault and lights are flickering in some rooms.You'd have do go through all roses to check all connections not knowing how place has been wired up. For me every room should have individual cable supplying lights.Obviously this would involve opening consumer unit and checking connections there.Which for me would be faster. Also if someone without electrical knowledge opens up light switches or roses and by mistake removes sleeves while disconnecting some cores it will consuse everyboidy after trying to fix whole wiring. For me cables labeling is something should be as standard.

[@SeanE1978]

Excellent video, so clear and understandable, thank you 🤟🏻

[@taffythegreat1986]

I always thought that the loop wire from one rose to another was 1.5mm and from the rose to your switch was 1mm? Liked the video, it jogged my memory, soon I’ll be starting my project 👍👍

[@mcgravelgravel5675]

you this video very good it help me alot was looking 3 years now this wireing typ

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@chrisholt2474]

Great film, well presented/explained, thank you. 👍👍👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thanks very much. Glad it was useful

[@yutpx]

Excellent presentation!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Thank you kindly!

[@darrenlewis879]

The best video I've seen on two way lighting after making a mess of it myself had one light on landing ,and one downstairs ,is it just repeat the process many thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you like the video 👍

[@justinetucker1389]

Absolutely fantastic videos. So clear, easy to understand. Love them all.

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[@jamesmeader2261]

Great videos mate really enjoy learning from them

[@shaun6069]

Thank you I will give it a go

[@darrenmackenzie1892]

Made eadier and best you tive video on electrics and light for a monkey to understand. Great explanation thanks

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

Thanks for this. In our new house our landing lights only appear to work from up stairs, I removed the plates last night to see if the non responsive switch in the hallway was even wired. It is, so I'm going to tackle this at some stage this weekend. Sadly they're all red, everything. So I'll need to disable the power and grab a bit of wire and run some continuity tests to identify all cables so I can number / colour them. What I noticed was 1 common, 1 L1 & L2 on both switches so I'm definitely missing one wire by the looks of it. But surely there's a way without major surgery? I'm fine with electrics but admittedly 2 ways etc do confuse me. Thanks, very well explained.

[@tommyknightly1659]

Great videos and minute details

[@brianflower5490]

I’m making a list of your videos as like others have said they are very clear and instructive! Thanks .

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your the best D.I.Y man!!

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@MichalLis100]

That's brilliant easy to understand.thanks

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Your welcome 👍

[@DanielPaprocki]

So helpful. I'd like to see 3 way switches with three different lights on three different floors of the staircase. Just like after adding dormer loft conversion 🥹

[@HarryM2022]

Excellent videos and easy to follow. Keep it up. I have a question though; if i would like to install a smart switch relay that requires neutral wire (2N, live in/out amd 2 switch comnectors), which wire would go where considering that you 3 sets of common, neutral and switch lives?

[@danielteyehuago1633]

Wow! This is very informative, thanks for sharing it with us. It worth it

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@patburke5740]

Great tutorial, everything very well explained.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@step7steveX]

I understand the concept.. I am looking to get rid of one switch.. my set up is that I have the brown wire going into comm. and the L1 is the black wire.. there are several browns connected together and blues connected together.. can I connect brown and blue to the others and leave the black unconnected and capped?

[@Wats1984]

Great video! Thanks for doing this. Could you change the pendant light for a Batton light with the exact same rose and switch system?

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

👍👍👍👍 I'm ready for the 2 way intermediate vidv

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@alanchester9227]

realy good channel and i have looked at several how tos. i dont have com on the back of my three gang switch. what terminal do i use as com. help

[@vijaybansal6583]

Thankyou, very informative.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

You are welcome!

[@JackieSimbwa-vd5qj]

Thanks bro nice teaching man big up

[@TheDIYGuy1]

Any time

[@karolinaiwaniak4498]

Brilliant. Your explanation is the best. Could you created similar video that show how to connect with double switch when one switch control bottom level and top level and top switch control bottom level and top?

[@raj080288]

Do you not need an earth fly lead to connect back to the box as you have a metal face plate?

[@singhgarry2358]

Thanks very good explanation

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@martintaylor3393]

Great Video, really helped me out thanks very much 👍

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@booshallmighty]

Would I need to do this with bedside lights? So both lights can be turned off from either side?

[@johndawe449]

Simply brilliant,easy to follow and understand.

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@jimmccabe5760]

Very well explained

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Nice one ❤❤❤

[@TheDIYGuy1]

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[@mohammadsaeed1215]

Brilliant video best I seen thanks mate

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