Two Way Lighting Switch Diagram. Suppose you want to turn off the bulb top of the staircase from the upper switch above the ladder then switch off the switch then the circuit will break and the bulb will close. Now it is time for the switching arrangement to.
This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights. There are other ways of wiring a two way lighting circuit but this is by far the most common and easiest method. You will see that there is a hot wire that is then spliced through a switch and that then goes to the hot terminal of the light.
Pin1 of both the switches are connected with the phase or live wire and pin2 of both the switches are connected with the one end of the lamp.
How to wire 2 way light switch in this video we explain how two way switching works to connect a light fitting which is controlled with two light switches. The old wiring colours that are present in the majority of homes in the uk have been used for this diagram. Consider the 2 way switch wiring diagram above that is used to control the bulb in the stairwell. As you can see in the schematic diagram of 2 way switch circuit below the common of both the switches are short circuited.
