Hello everyone it's 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today how to replace a
faulty light switch, now what you're gonna need for this today is your new
light switch and you're going to need a flat bladed screwdriver, if you're unsure
of what you're doing make sure you definitely get an electrician in, it's
not worth taking the risk 240 volts is a killer, just to reiterate if in doubt
consult a competent electrician or as we like to call them in England, Sparky's.
Right let's get cracking, right so this is our kitchen light and this is the
switch which is broken it's very flaky as the switch mechanism is actually just
worn out I think, so I just put this cover on to stop people using it and
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way. So the switch is actually working but it's just very very flaky and here
is my brand new switch which I got from a local hardware store at a ridiculously
cheap price of 64 pence (£0.64) and it's just the faceplate that I'm going to be
replacing, and it's a one-way switch now the first thing you need to do is very
important is turn off the electricity, do not try and attempt this with the
electricity on or or with that light switch off because even with the light
switch off there is still 240 volts coming through that socket, so I've
turned the power off and I'm going to turn the switch off anyway,
then take your flat bladed screwdriver and just remove these two screws here,
and there's a link above now about how to clean your uPVC windows frames so
they stay clean, so just unscrew these anti-clockwise let's just speed this up
for you,
right so we've removed those two screws now it should just lift out towards you
and there we go, now before I get into unscrewing these I'm just gonna double
check that the power is definitely off using a digital multimeter so I've got
it set to 200 volts and it's saying it's definitely off no power, just to prove
that I'm just going to switch the power back on temporarily and we've got a
reading there of 111 volts so remember to turn the power back off again, if
you're unsure just double check check and check again that the power is off,
don't take any risks with electricity, okay so just need to remove these wires
so you've got 2 screws at either end just holding those wires in just unscrew
those and there's a link above now about how to check the fuses on your Car, Van
or Motorcycle without having to remove them using a multimeter. Okay so this is
the switch that I've just removed and it was kind of hovering halfway so it
didn't know whether it was on or it was off, so it's just got very flaky a bit
like my wife, where I don't know if she's in a good mood or a bad mood, so it's
just easier not to talk to her. So take your brand new light switch and it comes
with the screws, now I'm going to use the new screws but
you could use the old screws now depending on what kind of socket you've
got somebody might have cut the length of those screws so if you need to
use the old screws then do that. So this is the old socket as you can see it's
exactly the same fittings common at the top and L1 at the bottom and I'm going
to need my glasses for this because it's getting very small, so just unscrew
those screws not too far because they'll fall out and then we'll get the wires in,
so the red one at the top just push it in once you've pushed it in then you just
tighten it up at the top with that screw and there's a link above now about how
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weddings, funerals and interviews or maybe you've got an interview at a
funeral place. Let's just get the black wire in and then tighten that up
make sure it's nice and tight and that the wires good and the wire is not
showing out, there we go all looking good, so we can just push that back inside
make sure you've got it the right way up obviously, at the back of the base plate
it says TOP, now get those screws in, as with any screws I always do them with
my hands first don't just go whopping in there with your screwdriver because you
might damage the thread, just do it with your fingers first, once it starts
biting and you're happy with that you can then go in with your screwdriver and
tighten it up and there's a link above now about how to replace your toilet
handle flush lever if that has broken,
Okay just do those up nice and tight great stuff, right let's turn the
power back on and test out that light switch.
Great stuff I'm happy with that, 64 pence and a bit of my time.
And now it's time for a lovely cup of tea oh, if you found that video useful
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