Place loops over terminals and tighten terminal screws with screwdriver. At the light it connects to the neutral terminal.
How To Wire A Light Switch Bob Vila
How to wire a wall light switch. The single pole switch currently in the wall has the black wire from the load pig tailed and the red wire from the line goes to the other terminal on the single pole switch. The other set of wires contains 1 red 1 white and 1 black wire i assume this is the line. Simply strip the wire to the length specified and push the wire into the hole. The source neutral wire is spliced to the neutral on the receptacle half of the combo device and to the white cable wire running to the light. The black wire power out wiring attaches to the other switch screw terminal. In the tutorial viewers will see the use of.
Fixture wiring exits the switch box. Two wire cable runs from the combo to the light fixture and the switch output is connected to the black wire running to the fixture hot terminal. Wire strippers utility knife needle nose pliers and. Connect the source wire to the bottom terminal of the switch and the other black wire to the top terminal. The video covers how to wire a basic 15 amp single pole light switch with 142 electrical wire. This gauge is when you want to use the quick connect method when wiring a light switch.
I know the red wire goes to the indoor light fixture. The white neutral wires splice together. The ground wires splice together and bond to the switch and the box. In this picture you can see the strip gauge on the back of the switch. Use needle nose pliers to shape a loop at end of each wire. Switched white wires are shown in a different wiring diagram.
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