Installing Leviton ODS10-ID
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Installing Leviton ODS10-ID
I have a GFCI receptacle and two light switches in my garage. (One light switch controls lighting for the garage, and the other controls lighting for a small storage alcove attached to the garage.)
I'm trying to install a Leviton ODS10-ID, a light switch with an occupancy sensor. (It has been discussed at least once here.) The light switch is powered by 3 wires: a black (feed), a blue (load), and a green (ground).
I've installed light switches before, but this particular fixture box has me stumped. The fixture box has two 2-conductor cables (black, white, and bare) and one 3-conductor cable (black, red, white, and bare). Here's a picture of the setup with the current light switch.
How do I install the Leviton ODS10-ID? I've already blown one.
I'm trying to install a Leviton ODS10-ID, a light switch with an occupancy sensor. (It has been discussed at least once here.) The light switch is powered by 3 wires: a black (feed), a blue (load), and a green (ground).
I've installed light switches before, but this particular fixture box has me stumped. The fixture box has two 2-conductor cables (black, white, and bare) and one 3-conductor cable (black, red, white, and bare). Here's a picture of the setup with the current light switch.
How do I install the Leviton ODS10-ID? I've already blown one.
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The light switch is powered by 3 wires: a black (feed), a blue (load), and a green (ground).
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It won't work because the switch is powered by drawing a slight current through the light to power itself. That will cause fluorescents to flash or try to start. You need one with a neutral, a white wire. The white will go to the bundle of whites at your switch.
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I wanted to thank you for the advice! Black to black and blue to red worked. (I tried this the first time but I must've had a loose wire that time).
Also, for the record, the switch works great with the fluorescent lights in my garage despite not having a neutral wire.
Also, for the record, the switch works great with the fluorescent lights in my garage despite not having a neutral wire.