Two lights not working

[ourp]

Hello,i have a light switch which operates 3 lights,1 does a light outside the front door,the second switch does the hall light and the third does the top of the stairs light.Now only the swich that does the top of the stairs work and the other 2 are dead.I have took the light swich off and checked the wiring and all seems correctly fitted and tight.I also changed the bulbs with ones i definatley know that work.All the other lights in the house work,all i can think of is i might need a new light switch.Can anybody help?

[boxtops]

I'm no electrician, but it sounds to me as if you have a separate circuit for the hall and landings - this is what we have here. Perhaps there is a fault with that circuit. Is it separate in your fuse box?

[The Builder]

A three-gang switch with two one-way, and one two-way (stairs). The trouble is, there are hundreds of ways of wiring this arrangement to the switch. Every electrician has his own way (to a point). One of the three wires for the stairs will be live. Often, that has a link (short piece of red or brown wire) over to the other two one-way gangs. Perhaps that's come off.

It's usually fairly easy to trace, if you're experienced. (Don't let anyone tell you you're not allowed, by law, to do this ........ you are!)

Simple substitution of the switch is probably the best you can do before you have to call someone out.

[AlBags]

Easy to sort.
1. Is the hall light a 2-way switch? (there is another switch for the light somewhere?)
2. The stairs light is a 2-way too? ..
If answer to above are BOTH NO, there is a live common disconnected at the 3-way switch in question. There are either separate red feeds into one side of the gang for each of those two duff channels (lights) in the switch, or a jumper wire has come off between incoming common live (connection to the front door) to the other two commons.
So check in the inop. switch first.
Then we take it further.

[Nousacy]

I think you can replace the new one, if it need to change the new LED light bulbs, take a look at http://www.tmart.com/LED-Light-Bulbs/