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Replacing old light switch in bath.
I'm replacing the light switch in my bath and bought a new switch, but
this one looks different than the old one I took out. It has three screws two on the side and one green one on the top. THe old one only had one on each side. Now I replaced the switch and hooked up the green wire with the green (ground) screw on the top and the red wire on one of the screws on the other side but its not working. I know the old switch is broken cause when I hit the switch I can see that there is a short in the switch when I wiggle it. But this new switch should work right? What did I do wrong? Or should I just take it back and get another? |
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Replacing old light switch in bath.
if you have only two wires,put one on each side of the switch.
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Replacing old light switch in bath.
So you have a green wire and a red wire only? If you only have two wires,
then you don't have grounding support, and they should be connected to the two side terminals. If there are three wires, then you'll want to connect the green wire to the ground (green) terminal and the other two wires to the remaining two terminals. Jeb ____________________________________ Posted via Homerepairlive.com http://www.homerepairlive.com |
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Replacing old light switch in bath.
Thanks, does it matter which terminals on the side I attach the wires?
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Replacing old light switch in bath.
No it doesn't. Good luck.
Thanks, does it matter which terminals on the side I attach the wires? Jeb ____________________________________ Posted via Homerepairlive.com http://www.homerepairlive.com |
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oups.com... I'm replacing the light switch in my bath and bought a new switch, but this one looks different than the old one I took out. It has three screws two on the side and one green one on the top. THe old one only had one on each side. Now I replaced the switch and hooked up the green wire with the green (ground) screw on the top and the red wire on one of the screws on the other side but its not working. I know the old switch is broken cause when I hit the switch I can see that there is a short in the switch when I wiggle it. But this new switch should work right? What did I do wrong? Or should I just take it back and get another? DO NOT connect the green wire to the green screw! It could be very dangerous, since it sounds like the green wire, in this case, may be energized at line voltage. You have a wiring problem in your house, at least with regard to wire colors. The two wires should be something other than green. I strongly urge you to have an electrician check into this. Ben Miller -- Benjamin D. Miller, PE B. MILLER ENGINEERING www.bmillerengineering.com |
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