Fantastic Wiring For A Switch

At the light the white wire connects to the neutral terminal and the black wire connects to the hot.

Wiring for a switch. The video covers how to wire a basic 15 amp single pole light switch with 14 2 electrical wire. All you need t. Basically connecting a switch either end of a room to control the same lights.

These wires hold the power. In this picture you can see the strip gauge on the back of the switch. The red wire from the feed cable is connected to the top terminal the red wire going to the light is connected to the bottom terminal the black wires from both cables are connected together in a plastic terminal block and the earth wires are connected to the earth terminal.

White wire this is the neutral wire. Black wire this is the hot or load wire. To connect the switches simply score the wire with your wire stripper and push the insulation to expose about 3 4 in.

As we have learned from the basic wiring terminology page the black wires are hot. This gauge is when you want to use the quick connect method when wiring a light switch. Connect the source wire to the bottom terminal of the switch and the other black wire to the top terminal.

The source is at the switch and 2 wire cable runs from there to the light. Red wire this wire is used for 3 or 4 way switches and will connect the switches together so they can each control your lights. How to wire a 2 way switch circuit two way switching made easy.

The neutral wire from the source is spliced to the white cable wire and continues on to the light. Connect the last switch in the usual manner looping the wire around the screw in a clockwise direction. Instead of running a separate pigtail from the hot wire to each switch just leave the hot wire extra long.