1 Gang 2 Way Light Switch - Pink

Pink is not a shade you often see on a switch plate, which is rather the point of this one. The finish is a clean, saturated pink across a screwless front, with a chrome rocker set into it for contrast and a bright target for the fingertips. The wiring is two way, so it can work on its own or alongside another switch controlling the same light from either end of a room or a stair. The plate is 88mm square, small enough to sit quietly beside a door frame.

We tend to reach for a coloured plate where the walls are already doing something confident: a papered hallway, a kitchen painted in a strong shade, a child's bedroom that has been allowed some fun. It suits anyone who has finished the decorating and then noticed the hardware looking like an afterthought. It takes up no more room on the wall than a plain white switch, so bringing colour in is a modest change rather than a project. It belongs in dry rooms indoors on household lighting circuits, so bedrooms, landings and living rooms rather than a shower room or a garden store.

The plate is moulded polycarbonate with a chrome insert, double insulated, light in the hand, with nothing on the face to interrupt the colour. Keep it looking new with a barely damp cloth followed by a dry one, and keep solvents, bleach and cream cleaners well away from it, since they haze plastic and dull chrome quickly. It carries a ten year warranty. Our own preference is to use a colour like this as an accent, in the rooms where it will actually be seen, and leave plainer plates to do the quiet work elsewhere.

What does two way mean here?

It means the switch can be used as a single control for a light, or paired with a second two way switch so the same light can be turned on and off from two positions, such as the top and bottom of a staircase.

What is the current rating?

It is rated 10AX, which covers normal domestic lighting circuits.

How big is the front plate?

The plate measures 88mm by 88mm, with a depth of 25mm behind the face.

What is the plate made from, and is the rocker a different colour?

The plate is polycarbonate with a pink finish, and the rocker is chrome, so you get a metallic contrast against the colour. The chrome is a trim detail on this pink plate rather than a separate finish option.

Can it go in a bathroom?

No. It is an indoor switch for dry rooms and has no protection against water or splashing, so bathrooms, wet rooms and outdoor positions are out.

How should it be cleaned?

Wipe the plate with a lightly damp cloth and dry it straight away. Avoid solvents, bleach, abrasive pads and cream cleaners, all of which will mark the pink surface and take the shine off the chrome rocker.