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My Master Bathroom single switch controls nine light one overhead and 8 on the vanity. Is it possible to put the overhead light and the vanity lights on two separate switches. thanks |
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In article . com,
david wrote: hi My Master Bathroom single switch controls nine light one overhead and 8 on the vanity. Is it possible to put the overhead light and the vanity lights on two separate switches. Yes. How easy it will be depends on how the original wireing was done. If you are not comfortable working with electrical circuts, STOP here and call an electrician. Otherwise, open up the switch and pull the switch out from the box. How many wires are attached to it? If 2, and neither of them is spliced to 2 others in the box, you probably want to call an electrician. If there are 3 wires coming into the box and 2 are connected to one side of the switch, turn the switch to off and using a test light determine which side of the switch is hot. If its the side with 2 wires, you probably want to call an electrician. Otherwise, split the 2 wires apart. CAREFULLY touch one then the other to the hot side of the switch. If one lites the overhead and the other lights the vanity, jackpot. Otherwise put things back and you probably want to call an electrician. Turn the power off. Get a duplex switch. Its 2 switches that mount in the space of one. It will require a different switch plate. The duplex switch will have 4 screws, 2 on each side. Connect the hot to one of them and add a jumper to the other screw on the same side. (Some duplex switches will have this jumper internally and have 2 screws on one side and one on the other. The one is the hot connection.) Connect the wire to the overhead to one of the other screws and the vanity to the other. Put back into the box, put the plate on and apply power. If you have done everything right, the house won't burn down and the lights will be controlled seperately. Good luck. -- Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L |
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hi
I have a total of three wires coming into the box. Two black come to the right side of the switch and the white wire (this goes to the electric box) is in a red capping to join electric cables. Would a duplex switch work with me spiltting the black cable assuming one black wire goies to the vanity and the other to the overhead light thanks Rich Greenberg wrote: In article . com, david wrote: hi My Master Bathroom single switch controls nine light one overhead and 8 on the vanity. Is it possible to put the overhead light and the vanity lights on two separate switches. Yes. How easy it will be depends on how the original wireing was done. If you are not comfortable working with electrical circuts, STOP here and call an electrician. Otherwise, open up the switch and pull the switch out from the box. How many wires are attached to it? If 2, and neither of them is spliced to 2 others in the box, you probably want to call an electrician. If there are 3 wires coming into the box and 2 are connected to one side of the switch, turn the switch to off and using a test light determine which side of the switch is hot. If its the side with 2 wires, you probably want to call an electrician. Otherwise, split the 2 wires apart. CAREFULLY touch one then the other to the hot side of the switch. If one lites the overhead and the other lights the vanity, jackpot. Otherwise put things back and you probably want to call an electrician. Turn the power off. Get a duplex switch. Its 2 switches that mount in the space of one. It will require a different switch plate. The duplex switch will have 4 screws, 2 on each side. Connect the hot to one of them and add a jumper to the other screw on the same side. (Some duplex switches will have this jumper internally and have 2 screws on one side and one on the other. The one is the hot connection.) Connect the wire to the overhead to one of the other screws and the vanity to the other. Put back into the box, put the plate on and apply power. If you have done everything right, the house won't burn down and the lights will be controlled seperately. Good luck. -- Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L |
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On 31 Mar 2005 16:13:02 -0800, someone wrote:
Would a duplex switch work with me spiltting the black cable assuming one black wire goies to the vanity and the other to the overhead light thanks CALL AN ELECTRICAN, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE DOING OR HOW THIS WORKS. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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you must be one. Although i am not stupid and know my limitations.
v wrote: On 31 Mar 2005 16:13:02 -0800, someone wrote: Would a duplex switch work with me spiltting the black cable assuming one black wire goies to the vanity and the other to the overhead light thanks CALL AN ELECTRICAN, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE DOING OR HOW THIS WORKS. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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In article . com,
david wrote: hi I have a total of three wires coming into the box. Two black come to the right side of the switch and the white wire (this goes to the electric box) is in a red capping to join electric cables. Would a duplex switch work with me spiltting the black cable assuming one black wire goies to the vanity and the other to the overhead light thanks Do the tests that I described to verify that the white is the hot (hot wires should not be white) and that the 2 blacks go to the vanity & overhead. It everything checks out, then yes you can use a duplex switch. Its just as likely (and the colors match) that the 2 blacks go to the supply and feed another switch/outlet, and the white joins the vanity and overhead in the "red capping" which I am guessing is a red wire nut. You can still use a duplex outlet here, but you must properly identify the supply and load wires. IMPORTANT: If you are not comfortable making these tests, CALL AN ELECTRICIAN. Rich Greenberg wrote: In article . com, david wrote: hi My Master Bathroom single switch controls nine light one overhead and 8 on the vanity. Is it possible to put the overhead light and the vanity lights on two separate switches. Yes. How easy it will be depends on how the original wireing was done. If you are not comfortable working with electrical circuts, STOP here and call an electrician. Otherwise, open up the switch and pull the switch out from the box. How many wires are attached to it? If 2, and neither of them is spliced to 2 others in the box, you probably want to call an electrician. If there are 3 wires coming into the box and 2 are connected to one side of the switch, turn the switch to off and using a test light determine which side of the switch is hot. If its the side with 2 wires, you probably want to call an electrician. Otherwise, split the 2 wires apart. CAREFULLY touch one then the other to the hot side of the switch. If one lites the overhead and the other lights the vanity, jackpot. Otherwise put things back and you probably want to call an electrician. Turn the power off. Get a duplex switch. Its 2 switches that mount in the space of one. It will require a different switch plate. The duplex switch will have 4 screws, 2 on each side. Connect the hot to one of them and add a jumper to the other screw on the same side. (Some duplex switches will have this jumper internally and have 2 screws on one side and one on the other. The one is the hot connection.) Connect the wire to the overhead to one of the other screws and the vanity to the other. Put back into the box, put the plate on and apply power. If you have done everything right, the house won't burn down and the lights will be controlled seperately. Good luck. -- Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst Owner:Sibernet-L |
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thanks
Be assured that i will call an electrician however i would like to understand it myself. There are two wires that come into the box lets call them A & B A - has a white wire(neutral), a ground and a black wire (hot) B- - has a white wire (neutral), a ground and a black wire (hot) Both the blacks are connected to the right side of the switch. I see nothing on the left side of the switch. the two white seemed to be connect via the wing nut thanks again for your time and replies |
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In article .com, "david" wrote:
thanks Be assured that i will call an electrician however i would like to understand it myself. There are two wires that come into the box lets call them A & B Let's start by using the proper terminology: you have two *cables* coming into the box. Each cable has a black, a white, and a bare *wire*. A - has a white wire(neutral), a ground and a black wire (hot) B- - has a white wire (neutral), a ground and a black wire (hot) Correct so far... Both the blacks are connected to the right side of the switch. What do you mean, "connected to the right side of the switch"? What, *specifically*, on the right side of the switch are they connected to? I see nothing on the left side of the switch. OK, from this I'll assume that the "right side of the switch" has two screw terminals, with one black wire connected to each terminal. the two white seemed to be connect via the wing nut All right. Here's what's going on, then: one cable brings power into the swtich box, and the other cable takes it to the lights - *both* lights. The white wires are neutral in and neutral out, and the black wires are unswitched (always on) power in, and switched power out. It is *not* possible to do what you wanted (install a duplex switch to control the two sets of lights independently) without re-wiring. And I'm not going to tell you how to do that. This is a _very_basic_ switch installation, and - no offense intended - the fact that you had to ask how it works demonstrates that you don't have nearly the knowledge needed to do the job safely. I'm glad to hear that you plan to call an electrician. Having said that... this stuff isn't rocket science. Anyone of normal intelligence can learn how to do it; there are numerous good books available at most libraries and bookstores, or at any Home Depot or Lowes store. You *can* learn how to do this. But you're not there yet. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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In article .com, "david" wrote:
thanks Thanks for what? How about quoting some of the post you're replying to? What are you talking about? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Go to hell.. And this is directed to you Doug
Doug Miller wrote: In article .com, "david" wrote: thanks Thanks for what? How about quoting some of the post you're replying to? What are you talking about? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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In article .com, "david" wrote:
Go to hell.. And this is directed to you Doug Well, at least you figured out how to post properly. No need to get so ****y about it... you've been asked several times.... Good luck getting advice in the future. You'll need it, with that charming attitude. Doug Miller wrote: In article .com, "david" wrote: thanks Thanks for what? How about quoting some of the post you're replying to? What are you talking about? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Look who's talking about getting too ****y.. Anyway the "thanks" was
directed to you for your time you spent writing me a reply. And it probably does not take a genius to figure out who i replied to. And shove your advice up your ass. Stop talking about my attitude. Read your replies and decipher who has the attitude problem. |
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On 1 Apr 2005 11:03:21 -0800, someone wrote:
you must be one. Although i am not stupid and know my limitations. I wired my first "house" which was a 3 story apartment building. Legal in that city at that time as I was the owner and had applied for the permit. An unlicensed person could not do work FOR HIRE but could do his own work with permit & inspection. Never said you were stupid but apparently you DON'T know your limitations. As this is somewhat a matter of opinion, go ahead, its your house. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 11:57:52 GMT, someone wrote:
And I'm not going to tell you how to do that. This is a _very_basic_ switch installation, and - no offense intended - the fact that you had to ask how it works demonstrates that you don't have nearly the knowledge needed to do the job safely. When I tried to tell him that, he got all huffy on me. I repeat, he has NO IDEA what is going on. To assume or even hope that the two black wires go to two different fixtures (yet there is nothing else connected to the switch) shows that he doesn't get the CONCEPT. And all this stuff about the right side - so what. Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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In article .com, "david" wrote:
Look who's talking about getting too ****y.. Anyway the "thanks" was directed to you for your time you spent writing me a reply. And it probably does not take a genius to figure out who i replied to. And shove your advice up your ass. Stop talking about my attitude. Read your replies and decipher who has the attitude problem. It wasn't me who wrote "Go to hell" or "Shove it up your ass". Looks like the one with the attitude problem is .... you . -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Never said you were stupid but apparently you DON'T know your limitations. As this is somewhat a matter of opinion, go ahead, its your house. As a matter of fact i know my limitations proved in the fact that i asked the question. |
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Wipe your tears cry baby
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I did not get huffy with you. All i wanted were answer to my questions.
I don't get the concepts so i posted for help. |
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Doug you live for this don't you??
Doug Miller wrote: In article , (v) wrote: On Sat, 02 Apr 2005 11:57:52 GMT, someone wrote: And I'm not going to tell you how to do that. This is a _very_basic_ switch installation, and - no offense intended - the fact that you had to ask how it works demonstrates that you don't have nearly the knowledge needed to do the job safely. When I tried to tell him that, he got all huffy on me. Yeah, well, look how he's taking my suggestions that he should quote a little bit of the posts he's replying to. If there was ever someone who needed more fiber in his diet, it's him. I repeat, he has NO IDEA what is going on. I know that. I was *hoping* that the detailed explanation I gave him would help him to understand that. To assume or even hope that the two black wires go to two different fixtures (yet there is nothing else connected to the switch) shows that he doesn't get the CONCEPT. Yep. And all this stuff about the right side - so what. Yep. Even after I explicitly pointed out the ambiguity of his terminology, and requested that he clarify exactly *what* those wire attach to, he still didn't catch on. I hope he doesn't burn his house down, or, if he does, I hope he's the only person who lives there. Hate to see someone else's life endangered by his lack of understanding. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Actually Doug your explaination did help alot that why i thanked you.
Go back and read my post. Unfortuantely you took this thread to a whole new level with your comments. |
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In article .com, "david" wrote:
Actually Doug your explaination did help alot that why i thanked you. Go back and read my post. Unfortuantely you took this thread to a whole new level with your comments. You need more fiber in your diet, David. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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In article .com, "david" wrote:
You've got your head so far up your ass you can chew your food twice. Oatmeal is high in fiber, David. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Blah Blah blah Doug Miller wrote: In article .com, "david" wrote: You've got your head so far up your ass you can chew your food twice. Oatmeal is high in fiber, David. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Most repair manuals are far more interesting than you, and far less
turgid to read. Do yourself and everyone else a favor: take a fatal overdose of your medication. In closing, I offer these heartfelt words: Go suck on a frozen pineapple |
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