timer switch
#1
11-16-12, 05:31 PM
timer switch
I want to replace a standard single pole switch with a timer switch. The current single pole switch has a black wire and a white wire connected to it. The new timer switch has a black wire, white wire and a red wire. What do I do with the red wire ?
#2
11-16-12, 05:43 PM
Group Moderator
That new timer requires a dedicated neutral which you don't have.
Black - 120v hot
Red - switched 120 v
White - neutral
Do you only have the white and black wire in that switch box ?
Black - 120v hot
Red - switched 120 v
White - neutral
Do you only have the white and black wire in that switch box ?
#4
11-16-12, 06:27 PM
You don't have a neutral in the box. Verify that. If you have a bundle of white wires capped and stuffed in the back of the box, then you have access to a neutral. Doubtful that will happen. The white wires on the switches are technically "black" switch loops, so envision them as black, not white.
#5
11-16-12, 06:37 PM
there are three other switches in the same box. Can I splice the white into one of them?
Black - 120v hot
Red - switched 120 v
White - neutral
Red - switched 120 v
White - neutral
