"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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"...Jerry..." wrote in message
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"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message
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but unless I misread the reply, there is only a L2 and common for the
left
switch. (bit odd really, why don't they lable it L1 then?!!!)


I think you miss read it, both switches on the face plate are two way,
one
being used as a two way and the other is being used as a one way, it is
this
latter switch that has caused the problem.



As simple as swapping L1 for L2 on the left switch. And the OP may have
wired up the new switch identically to the old switch. Some switches have
for some annoying reason the words use L2 for one way operation.

Adam



ah, just re-read the OP's reply post.

Of course I had read it that there were L1 and L2 terminals on one of the
switches, and only L2 on the other - i.e. a 1 way and a 2 way in one
faceplate (admittedly not like any switch that I've ever come across, but I
wasn't making assumptions....)

re-reading, it appears that he's referring to the connections as they exist
rather than available terminals, in which case I agree with all above, and
changing the one-way switch position is therefore the trivial job of
changing the connection from L2 to L1.


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