Hi everyone,

Bit of background : I have put a double switchable outside socket which i spured off the outside power supply to the garage.
This socket provides power to my deck lights, which i have to switch on by going outside flicking the switch to 'on'.

I decided to try to make the deck lights switch on from the inside, so i thought i would link the power suplly to a switch inside the house.

A pic: wire from power supply to inside the house. and back into the double socket


Back of the switch



Now the problem starts:
I was going to fit a standard 1-way switch, but accidentally picked up a intermediate switch. Now the place i get these switches are a 80 mile round trip

Back of intermediate switch:


Here's the question how do i wire up the intermediate switch so that when i leave the double socket switched on, i can switch the lights on and off from the inside. I.e be able to provide and cut the power to the double socket.

Hope this makes sense!?
Diagramatic answers would be brilliant!

Cheers
Ben

 

You cant use a light switch to switch sockets on and off mate...

 

You want a switched fuse spur mucka, or at worst a double pole switch.

 

Hmmmm 240v up ya index finger...... nice

 

theres 240V at the light switch too

 

Use a 20amp double pole switch. The intermediate switch could be used at a push as you are not switching a huge load. The intermediate will probably be rated at 10 amp. If you do use this then put your blues in a connector and put one brown into the top of the switch and the other in the bottom. If it does'nt work move the bottom brown to the other terminal. I'm not sure which terminal an intermediate switches to at the bottom. I would use the 20amp double pole switch though

 

Series 1 dry
its only switching Lcd lights so really really low voltage.

The back of the intermeddiate look like this


L1 L1
O O




L2 L2
O O



Hope thats a good enough Diagram!

Anyway its one or the other so i'll have a play in the morning and report back tommorow.

Cheers Gents

Ben

 

Dont you use the socket for plugging things into then?

 

so why didnt you move the main box over a bit .. so the cables came into the box at the back rather than having them on show ???

 

yep, the deck lights are permanently plugged in (the socket is switchable) and the lawnmower when i can be bothered

And lee congrats on the baby mines at 30 weeks now (first One)

 

Used to be right next to the white weatherproof box with no wires on show ( you can see the old rawl plugs)
The white weatherproof box is the supply so its got to come out of there first and then inside the house and back into the socket.
Ive got to tidy the wires and seal the wall (water ingress) up as the jobs only half way through.

 

thanks mate i cant wait and congrats on yours!

Re the socket...what im saying is ya cant really controll that socket with a light switch if ya gonna plug ya mower into it etc you need as said a fused switched spur or a double pole..

 

I did'nt realise other stuff was gonna be plugged in so i would recommend a switched fused spur mate. Why is it an 80 mile round trip ? Where the fcuk do ya live ? lol

 

Do not use intermediate switch as it is not, on off ,its a change over switch eg possition 1 , L1 to L1 ,L2 to L2 possition 2 L1 to L2 ,L1 to L2 so if ou use this and switch it you will either cause a short or more likely change pollarity of power to lights.If you want some clever switching get to b and q for 20 quid you can get a remote control water proof external socket .one last thing is the circuit rcd protected.

 

I have explained that if he does decide to use it then to put the neutrals in a connector and switch the lives then this would'nt be an issue but a switched fused spur or 20amp double pole switch is the way to go

 

I wouldnt be happy with the mains cable coming out between those two units

 

When i brought this house (new build) i payed to have all the sockets and switches upgraded to chrome. The only place that supply's these typeof switches locally ish are in northhampton which is 40 odd miles away. Right i'll get on the phone now then see if they will deliver it.

 

How would you do it to hide them, i was going to cover them with plastic capping?

 

screwfixdirect.com

 

right got a fused spur switch socket! 13 amp. just fitted it and it all works was worth the 20 quid in petrol to go get it though , the roads are well quite and its mostly b roads all the way there - bar junction 13 -15 M1.
Cheers for the help chaps i'll get some pics up soon.

supr switch:



Deck lights