Hi all, I am trying to wire a new light switch but the back to the
switch has 3 possible spots to put wires and I only have two wires from
the light. They are labelled, 1 2 and loop. Anyone who may be able to
shed some light on this??

With a continuity tester or multimeter, check to see which two terminals
make and break as you turn the switch on and off



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Hi all, I am trying to wire a new light switch but the back to the
switch has 3 possible spots to put wires and I only have two wires from
the light. They are labelled, 1 2 and loop. Anyone who may be able to
shed some light on this??

http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/3wayswitch.html

On 1 Apr 2006 00:04:46 -0800, wrote:

Hi all, I am trying to wire a new light switch but the back to the
switch has 3 possible spots to put wires and I only have two wires from
the light. They are labelled, 1 2 and loop. Anyone who may be able to
shed some light on this??

Unless one of those 'spots to put wires' is a green screw for a ground
wire, you might have a three-way switch, and you seem to only need a
single-pole switch.

I would highly recommend you get in contact with a peson more familiar
with switch replacement. Just to be safe.

later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com