How Many Wires for Double Staircase Switch with Independent Lamp Control: Wiring Guide

Question

Hello
How many wires should be led to a double stair switch that switches on 2 lamps independently?

I have already made the installation with plaster and I do not know if the wires are well connected. (There is a phase on 2 in 1 switch, on 2 switch there are 2 neutral, the rest are 4 wires on on between switches) is this correct?
Regards

elpapiotr · Answer

Hello. Five pieces.

Krzyś33 · Answer

Hello . Five It is enough in one, and six in the other, but it depends on the connection layout. To be sure, it's better to add 6 in both. Regards.

slawekx · Answer

I advise you to look here it is much better and more correctly described here Regards.

Anonymous · Answer

Wouldn't it be easier to give a bistable relay?

elpapiotr · Answer

Hello. You have to provide two relays, because the idea is to control two lamps / receivers. I gave an example with one double stair switch (total control from 3 places), colleague slawekx gave a link / bearings for steering from two places.

slawekx · Answer

There is talk of two switches. So switching on and off from two places. But this proposition is interesting from three places.

elkard · Answer

Here are two such examples:

michuszcze · Answer

And they produce double stair switches?

Arturo2005 · Answer

Of course, for example Legrand

dareksg · Answer

Hello
Could someone explain to me where in this switch lead the individual wires? currently I have 6 wires for each switch. In 1, 2 phases and 4 wires from switch to switch, and in the second, 2 neutral wires and 4 of 1 on.

it is a le grand switch and has inputs for 8 wires.
greetings

michuszcze · Answer

But I am behind Negroes. By the way, what is the point of using such a double staircase?

elpapiotr · Answer

Hello.

It makes sense.
We can control the lighting located in different places using switches located in the same place.
Comfort, convenience, no need to "fly".
On the other hand, someone will say - you can put two stair connectors next to each other. You can. But if it can be otherwise, why not?

michuszcze · Answer

Hmm, I can't see it, I'm old, ok, and this double staircase turns off circuit 1 and turns on circuit 2? And if I don't want to go where circuit 2 is on

elkard · Answer

Buddy, this double stair switch is nothing more than two independent switches in one luminaire (box). And it is used for independent switching of two circuits from two places.
What is there not to understand?

For example like here:

michuszcze · Answer

Dude, I understand action physics, but I still don't see logic

elkard · Answer

When, for example, in a room with two entrances we have two lighting circuits (a chandelier with one circuit 100W and the other 40W). And we want to switch on or off one or the other circuit at one or the other input.
I installed such solutions for someone myself and I was not surprised that he wished so.

michuszcze · Answer

Well yes energy saving ok and you are right.

elkard · Answer

It's not even just saving money. Comfort as well.
You don't always want to use lighting of the same intensity. Or maybe one circuit is located in two different places in a given room and then there is also a choice of switching on the one you want.

daniel19843 · Answer

Hello and welcome
Colleagues, I am asking you for help. I have to replace 1 double stair switch and I have a problem. I bought one
http://postimg.org/image/54sessenr/
the one who wants to exchange is so connected and so
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the one who stays like this
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Can you tell me how to connect this new one? Because the switches I have installed have a completely different connection like the new one. I thought it would go smoothly, connect the cables in a new one, similar to the old one, and here is the spouse.

zyzy52 · Answer

You have two sections in the old circuit breaker: L1-3-5 and L2-4-6. In the new one, each section consists of a red terminal and two white ones. Wire the wires in sections.

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