Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/11/25 at 04:22 PM |
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Light switch name help
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.
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jacko
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| posted on 24/11/25 at 06:13 PM |
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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]
555
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 24/11/25 at 06:32 PM |
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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.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 24/11/25 at 07:30 PM |
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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 
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jacko
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| posted on 24/11/25 at 08:02 PM |
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You are welcome
Where would you like we be without google
G
555
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/11/25 at 09:19 PM |
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FYI you can use an intermediate switch like a normal 2 way one if you just bridge one end and use it as common.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 26/11/25 at 11:55 PM |
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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.
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nick205
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| posted on 29/11/25 at 02:13 PM |
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Mr Whippy
Curious myself now as I've not come across these before.
Where is it fitted in your light switching setup?
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 29/11/25 at 05:53 PM |
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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.
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nick205
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| posted on 29/11/25 at 10:47 PM |
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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
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