hi all. it may take me a minute to explain the wiring here. i need to know if what i've wired is correct or at least functional and safe. i haven't installed the ceiling fan/light itself yet....just the switches for it. i have to finish up some ceiling work before i can physically install the fan.
my ceiling fan/light will be at the end of the circuit. i have a single 12/2 with ground line running into a dual switchbox. i have 2 single-pole switches. these switches have 3 screws - 2 brass (for the hot wire) and 1 green for ground. i want switch 1 to control the light. switch 2 to control the fan. i have a 12/3 with ground line running from the switchbox to the actual fan/light location.
the way i have it wired is as follows:
* black from the 12/2/G source wire goes into wiring nut with 2 other short lengths of black.
* the 1st of these short lengths of black goes into the bottom brass screw of switch 1. the 2nd of these short lengths of black goes into the bottom brass screw of switch 2
* the black from the 12/3/G fan/light wire goes into the top brass screw of switch 1. the red from the 12/3/G fan/light wire goes into the top brass screw of switch 2.
* the white from the 12/2/G source wire goes into a wiring nut with the white from the 12/3/G fan/light wire
* the bare from the 12/2/G source wire goes into a wiring nut with the bare from the 12/3/G fan/light wire
* NOTHING IS WIRED TO THE GREEN GROUND SCREW ON EITHER OF THE 2 SWITCHES
* i plan on wiring the black from the 12/3/G fan/light wire to run the light.
* i plan on wiring the red from the 12/3/G fan/light wire to run the fan.
obviously the part i'm unsure of is having nothing wired to the green ground screws on the switches. the only wires on the switches are the hot wires. is it functional and safe the way i have it wired?
thanks!
We have a small a-frame cottage in our yard. It has no electricity now but used to have its own meter and panel and was fed by its own power line. Part of the reason for this, I believe, is that there are two old electric wall heaters that are 4000 watts each. I removed the heaters and now will only need to power a few two-prong outlets and six lighting fixtures. The electric company advised me to simply run a new line from a breaker in the main house's panel out to the a-frame. There are four romex wires in the a-frame that need to be tied into the feeder line. Question is, can I do this without installing a new panel in the a-frame (i.e., simply wire-nut the a-frame lines onto the feeder)? Thanks for any advice.