How to replace a simple switch with a Céliane Legrand illuminated switch? We explain everything in this tutorial! By replacing a simple switch with a Céliane Legrand illuminated switch, you can locate the switch in the dark.
Having trouble locating your switches in the dark? Thanks to its indicator light that stays on constantly, the Céliane Legrand light switch is sure to be spotted at night. Its light function allows elderly or visually impaired people to switch on the light easily and in complete peace of mind, in a hallway or on a staircase, for example. Ideal to support home support for assisted living.
The Céliane illuminated switch can be used to control all types of lamps, within the limit of the tolerated power written on the instructions.
Discover in this tutorial how to replace a simple switch with a Legrand illuminated switch at home by following the installation steps:
- remove the switch simple to replace
- install the Céliane Legrand illuminated switch
- complete the installation of the Céliane Legrand light switch
To replace a simple switch with a Céliane Legrand illuminated switch:
- remove the simple switch to replace:
- for a matter of safety, as before any intervention, cut off the current via the subscriber's circuit breaker and ensure that there is no voltage at its output. And for maximum security, lock the circuit breaker using a specific padlock to prevent any power supply by an occupant of the accommodation during installation.
- remove the existing switch
- mark the wires carefully before disconnecting them: the phase wire and the wire connected to the lamp
- save the wires and the flush-mounting box
- check that the flush-mounting box is at least 40 millimeters deep
- connect the Céliane Legrand light switch:
- connect the phase wire to the terminal marked L of the luminous switch
- connect the wire connected to the lamp to the terminal marked 1
- complete the installation of the Céliane Legrand indicator light switch:
- fix the luminous switch in the box the flush-mounting box
- reassemble the Céliane Legrand finishing plate
- disconnect the subscriber circuit breaker and restore power
- carry out a test: whether the finger of the switch is in the ON or OFF position, the light on the Céliane Legrand luminous switch must remain lit.
Your Céliane Legrand light switch is now installed, ready to be installed! You now know, thanks to this Legrand tutorial, how to replace a simple switch in your home to install a Legrand illuminated switch.
