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Mr Whippy - 24/11/25 at 04:22 PM

Hi, one of the kids knocked the rocker off the hall light switch, I have been struggling to identify the model to buy another, it's by MK. Unfortunately all the online shops do not show the back of the switches so I cannot match it up. Even the packets in the shops don't let you see what it looks like on the back.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.


jacko - 24/11/25 at 06:13 PM

From what I have read it’s a intermediate switch not a two way switch
But I could be wrong

Graham

[Edited on 24/11/25 by jacko]


gremlin1234 - 24/11/25 at 06:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
From what I have read it’s a intermediate switch not a two way switch
But I could be wrong
I think there is one of each, 1 intermediate, & 1 two way.


Mr Whippy - 24/11/25 at 07:30 PM

Well done

I put that description into google and it's brought up one that even has a picture of the back and it does look like the same terminals.

Many thanks for the help, I've never even heard of these


jacko - 24/11/25 at 08:02 PM

You are welcome

Where would you like we be without google
G


JoelP - 26/11/25 at 09:19 PM

FYI you can use an intermediate switch like a normal 2 way one if you just bridge one end and use it as common.


Mr Whippy - 26/11/25 at 11:55 PM

Thanks but I wasn't wanting to experiment with the wiring as these more complex setups are more than I know about and it worked fine till the kids knocked the switch off.


nick205 - 29/11/25 at 02:13 PM

Mr Whippy

Curious myself now as I've not come across these before.
Where is it fitted in your light switching setup?


gremlin1234 - 29/11/25 at 05:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Mr Whippy

Curious myself now as I've not come across these before.
Where is it fitted in your light switching setup?
they would normally be used on an intermediate landing (staircase) , with a passageway to the side.
ie, 3 way switching on staircase, plus two way on the first floor passage.

note also, if you can get a similar faceplate, you could just swap the gubbins/switch-modules to that, without disturbing any wiring.


nick205 - 29/11/25 at 10:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Mr Whippy

Curious myself now as I've not come across these before.
Where is it fitted in your light switching setup?
they would normally be used on an intermediate landing (staircase) , with a passageway to the side.
ie, 3 way switching on staircase, plus two way on the first floor passage.

note also, if you can get a similar faceplate, you could just swap the gubbins/switch-modules to that, without disturbing any wiring.



Thanks