Need help replacing OLD light switch (which wires go where?)
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11-17-18, 09:25 AM
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Need help replacing OLD light switch (which wires go where?)
I am trying to replace an old light switch with unmarked wires. Which wires go where? Thanks!
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11-17-18, 09:30 AM
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The wire on the screw and the one in the push-in next to it need to get spliced together. Then add a short piece of the same wire.... looks like #14..... as a tail to go to one of the screws on the switch. The single wire goes to the other screw on the switch.
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11-17-18, 09:39 AM
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Thanks for the feedback. If that’s the case, do I leave the green ground screw empty on the new switch?
on a side note- does it matter which screw these two ends attach to on the new switch, top or bottom?
thanks!
on a side note- does it matter which screw these two ends attach to on the new switch, top or bottom?
thanks!
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11-17-18, 09:42 AM
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11-17-18, 10:20 AM
Thanks for the feedback. If that’s the case, do I leave the green ground screw empty on the new switch?
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11-17-18, 10:37 AM
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I’m not certain if the third side wire is a ground or not. I would assume it is but can’t tell as everything is hidden in the box. I can do some more digging next week when I’m there. Unfortunately I don’t have a photo now.
