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Wiring Timer Switch Question
I recently bought a timer wall switch for my outside lights. When I
went to swap out the switches I ran into a problem. The old switch is in a gang box with 2 other switches. The switch had 2 black wires running to it and all 3 netural wires are gathered together with a nut in the back of the box. The new switch had a black, white, and blue wire. The instructions said I must have a white wire to make this work and gave no further explanation. Question1: Can I take the netural wire for that light from the ones grouped together in the back and attach to the white wire? Question2: What would I attach the blue wire to? This switch may not work in this situation, but wanted to check with others before I have to ship back to the seller. Any help would be appreciated. |
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