Impressive Install Single Pole Switch
If you examine any single pole light switch your house you ll see its two brass terminals and the ground screw.
Install single pole switch. In this video i show how to wire and install a single pole switch. It should have about 1 2 inch of bare wire at the end and should be formed into a hook like loop. When you wire a switch to a 120 volt circuit it functions to interrupt a single hot wire.
Turn off the power first broken switches can short out leave you susceptible to live. It has only one pole which is another way of saying it has a single pair of connection terminals. Wire the new single pole switch inspect the end of each wire.
Steps for wiring a single pole switch. Be careful not to overtighten the screws which can bend or crack the cover plate. From there you have another 12 2 or 14 2 wire going from that light switch junction box to the junction box where your light fixture will be installed.
With a few choice electrical tools and these instructions you can change or install a single pole switch in a short period of time. Install the cover plate using the provided screws some rocker switches have a base cover that screws into place and a top cover that snaps onto the base.