Fabulous Wiring Up A Switch

The video covers how to wire a basic 15 amp single pole light switch with 14 2 electrical wire.

Wiring up a switch. To connect the switches simply score the wire with your wire stripper and push the insulation to expose about 3 4 in. This wire is needed to complete the circuit. When you are finished it is a good idea to wrap the switch with electrical tape to cover the connections.

Connect the last switch in the usual manner looping the wire around. In the tutorial viewers will see the use of. The neutral wire from the source is spliced to the white cable wire and continues on to the light.

In this picture you can see the strip gauge on the back of the switch. The source hot wire is connected to a switch terminal and the other terminal is connected to the black cable wire. Wiring a single pole light switch.

Here a single pole switch controls the power to a light fixture. How to wire a 2 way switch circuit two way switching made easy. The white or neutral wire bypasses the switch and goes straight to your lights.

All you need t. A box with three switches is crowded enough without adding extra wire connectors and pigtails. Here s a wiring method that eliminates extra connections and creates a neater installation.

At the light the white wire connects to the neutral terminal and the black wire connects to the hot. The ground wire sometimes in a green jacket should be connected to your switch and to your lights. Instead of running a separate pigtail from the hot wire to each switch just leave the hot wire extra long.