How to Wire a Light Switch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2012
- The video covers how to wire a basic 15 amp single pole light switch with 14/2 electrical wire. In the tutorial, viewers will see the use of: wire strippers, utility knife, needle-nose pliers, and a phillips screwdriver.
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After 2 switches caught fire i had a co-worker come help me wire a new switch. this video is a life saver.
Best tutorial I have ever watched. Simple and well illustrated.
This is exactly what I have been searching for. The enigma is solved now. Thank you much for this video.
Thanks for a very clear instructional video, easy to understand and to the point.
Great explanation and video. Clear instruction. Worked well for me. Thanks!
I can't thank you enough for this easy to follow simple tutorial.... this is seriously the best one out there .... thank you thank you. I live off grid and have been struggling with my solar electrical system and am so excited to find this channel.
Clear instruction, visually and verbally. Good teaching voice and pace.. Thank you.
Thank you for keeping it simple and short.
When did Dr Phil become an electrician?
weidow1 what if you wire to wrong terminal
I was thinking more Bill Clinton, but I can hear it. Haha
Bill has to do something to avoid Hillary, so now he does electrical work
When Clinton was in office people had job's
Matt Bartolovich um im no rocket scientist but I’m pretty sure the unemployment rate is at an all time low! So if you know people who don’t have jobs then it’s because A. They don’t want to work or B. You live in an rural area where there are not enough jobs! Not because of the economy , do your homework Einstein
Didn't know Bill Clinton could also help me with my lights!! Thanks bud
He DOES sound like Bill Clinton
I did not have sexual relations with that light switch
Hahahahah this is awesome. And yet the video helped me
Lmao!! I thought it was him too.🤣
Extremely annoying voice. It makes the video painful to watch.
Very helpful in what I’m trying to do, I appreciate this👍🏽
Thank you for clear and simple instructions. They helped a lot.
In this instance, and in most situations, the white wire is your neutral (return line).
The basis of an electrical circuit is that electrons travel in a loop, toward your light bulb on the black wire, and return from the light bulb on the white wire.
To turn off a light bulb, you only need to open the circuit (create a break in the loop) at one location. Therefore, switches are usually installed on the black wire. Because you only need 1 break, the return white wire can bypass the switch.
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Thank you!!! Adding a light to a closet with existing outlet. This is super easy to understand
Look dude...I spent 7 frickin' hours trying to wire one damn light switch. Watched this video and BAM!!! Problem solved. You da man. Thanks for posting this time saver.
easy and straight to the point. i have been working on electrical for awhile but have stepped away from it for years now and needed a refresher. thanks alot!
Thank you for this step by step!!
Thanks for saving my idiocy. I knew I was mixing up something easy.
Best and simplest explanation ever!
ALWAYS attach the ground wire first. Saves you from a shocking burn.
How so if it's not energized! Which it shouldn't be if you are doing new wiring or tripped your braker!
Thanks for the short & sweet on this !!
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Thank you for the tutorial, this solved my problem.
Idk what was so confusing about hooking up a light switch guys lol.
Thank you, you answered my questions and helped me out.
Thank you,.. that was Very Easy to follow.
Great job Bill.
Thanks
The general accepted practice for a single pole switch would be to bring the black wire in at the bottom (from the breaker/fuse panel), and send it out to the light/outlet at the top. I would stop short of calling it "pertinent" since the switch would work fine wired vise-versa.
NOTE: It's important to not confuse the bottom with the ground screw. Also, a three-way switch would be different; for a three-way switch it becomes very important what wire goes where.
Yo just bought a house and had some really funky stuff going on, tried to fix it and then nothing worked, this video let me get it back in service (although I still want to redo the wiring) it at least works for now.
I followed along and got zapped with 110v,
now my wife wants to know where my afro came from
I got zapped and had a boner for a week..the wifey was very pleased.
In regard to my question here posted. It has been answered. Thanks again.
This is a perfect video explaining how to wire a switch with two cables, one coming from the electrical panel (source) and one leading to a light or another device, but do you have a video that explains all that is needed to know to wire a switch to a single cable, where the white wire acts as a black wire,? Also, does the white wire in that instance need to be painted black or taped black?
Great video. Thank you!!!!!!!
Thank you great video, possibly saved my families lives
I’m scared that you messed up
thanks a lot you just helped me out!! 👍
wow this was such a big help thank you so much
Straight to the point 10/10 liked and subscribed bonus:cool voice
Many thanks for this.
So this is what Bane does when he isn't trying to take Gotham.
@Martin Teerly - If a single pole light switch is installed correctly, then up should be on. Three-way light switches (2 switches controlling the same light) will alternate between up and down (on and off). In most cases, single pole light switches will have the words on and off embossed in raised letters directly on the toggle.
'' Oh yes ,I was wondering what would break first, your spirit or your body?'' lol
You think darkness is your ally. I was born in the dark: MOLDED by it. I didn't see the light until I installed a new light switch and by then, it was nothing but BLINDING!
Great video.
Good explanation. Thanks.
Thanks, you deserve more subscribers.
Thanks you sir. This video was very helpful. I used it as a guide when my Honeywell automatic switch failed after a brief power outage and needed the light on so had to retrofit the original switch in the dark and was not sure which wire went where. Thanks again.
Thank you very helpful
This was a great how-to. Thanks for taking the time. One suggestion: Next video, would you mind hiring Morgan Freeman to do the voice-over?
@KFLY67 That white wire is your Neutral Return. Its for the return of the current that isn't been used. But connects direct to your light.
Dude!!! are u giving the instructions back to us? the people! - Bane from Batman
Greetings, I like this video and so i would like for you to kindly display how to install a double switch pole to the fuse box. Thanks. I look forward to the video.
Super helpful thanks
your voice like BANE from batman rises
You merely adopted the electric. I was born in it.
you sound like Bill Clinton dude
It’s the dark Knight rises not Batman rises
Helpful explanation
Thank you! ;-). I did it!
You sound like my favorite comedian
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Good video thanks
Also to get the screws tight use a good straight blade or a Robertson slot screwdriver not a Phillips?
hi there. great video. I have a question. I am powering a 115 v dc at 15 amps. automotive component. will a regular light switch power the component up? the light switch is rated at 120V AC at 15 amps. everything seems right but my uses are dc volts with that light switch. please I appreciate your help back. thank you.
nice and simple. good video. shame so many haters.
Why you talking like that so soothing and informative,sirXD
Smartest teaching on TH-cam though, thks
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Just use the wire strippers to cut the insulation and strip wires, also use it to make the 180 loops. No need for needle nose or a box knife. Another good tip is to us a str8 head screw driver to tighten the screws as the philips doesnt get them as tight and they run the risk of being stripped.
Screws on switches and outlets are actually Robertson 1 or square head screws. They can just also be turned with a standard or Phillips.
Either Bane has turned to being a Electrican or this guys doing a bad imitation of Clinton. Either way it did answer my questions on how to finish my wiring. Thanks
I was born in the dark, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was a man and then only because I learned to wire light switches.
Isn’t there a chance of cutting the insulation on the conductors if you use a utility knife to strip sheathing ?
A light switch? Cool cool
thanks man im 16 an u made it to where I could do it myself 👌👍👍👍
Why did you have to tell us that you are 16?
Can I connect two neutral wire to the switch? In this case one side is safe when switch off.
thank u sir finally somebody thats speaks english....you tube this is what videos sound like....and not like i jus walked into the kwiki mart
From what you've described I would assume that your five screws would indicate a four-way switch. A four-way switch would be used in situations where you would want 3 or more light switches toggling on/off a single circuit (most likely a light or series of lights). Google image search four-way switch and you'll find some diagrams that may help you.
Try looking at the rear of the switch for amps, etc... modern stuff has that embossed on the rear. Be safe, cut off the power and use a tester.
Ses très bien expliqué
so does it matter hot line or travel line set top or bottom crew? thank
lot easier than what i was thinking 😀
Thank you,
very good
Thank you, hilo
here a question for you if for some reason I needed to turn the switch upside down should it just be possible to switch to location of those to wires instead of turning the swtich upside down? I meant if for some strange reason I needed the switch to be on in the down position could I just not switch the way the upper and lower wire does that sound right? thoughts please thank you
Curious, line goes to bottom screw and load goes to top screw ? Putting in a new switch so can’t copy from old one.
what is the white wire for since not connected to the light switch? thanks for the video.
I know this is 5 years ago.
But this is for the current return to complete the circuit. The switch is just a break in the live line, the white is constant from the panel to the switch
The other black wire is the only one connected to the light fixture. Since both white wire are cap together?
Where did that 3rd ground wire come from? The pigtail?
When you turn the light switch off, are you breaking the power to just the light?
I'm trying to find out if I daisy chain off one of my kitchen circuits for an overhead kitchen light above the sink, when I turn the light switch off for the light, will it also turn off the power to the multiple outlets on the kitchen counter circuits?
hey thanks helped a lot ("
Thanks so much
Now I hope I can do this at our mobile home. I can't get anyone to come look at it. And or fix it. So now it's up to me. I'm also going to check to see if the light fixture is also connected as well. One side of our kitchen won't come on and the hallway light and the back porch light hasn't worked since 2011. So I'm going to attempt to fix it.
just make sure you turn the breaker off LOL
how can i have constant power in a single pole switch that will feed power to the fan switch next to it. Since i want to be able to turn on bathroom fan in dark or turn fan in middle of day without main light on. fan switch receives power when single pole switch is on. There is a red wire connected to same connection where black wire is connected to on single pole switch. The red wire is then connected to black screw on fan switch which powers it if its on the on position.
Where did that 3rd copper ground wire come from?, "the pig tail" can someone elaborate on that.
It is the ground wire and was the last connection that he made. You can't take the ground wire from each of the two 14/2's that are there and put them both under the same screw. You can get the wire from the 14/2 wiring that you buy, just cut it loose and install!
Nice example
Sooi is the hot power going in on the top or is the hot light on the top
I have a single-pole switch in my house that controls a single power receptacle at an outlet (for use with a lamp). There is only a single 14/2 Romex cable coming into the box that contains the switch. There is of course the white, a black, and a bare copper wire in the Romex. The white wire is connected to one switch terminal screw, and the black wire is connected to the other terminal screw. What I learned is that in this case the white wire is supposed to be marked with black electrical tape to indicate that it is a hot wire. It wasn't marked as it should have been. I corrected that by marking the white wire as a hot wire with black electrical tape. So in this case, the white wire is *not* a neutral wire; it is a hot wire. The lesson here is that if you are working with electrical, you had better understand exactly how your circuits are wired, and why. Otherwise, have a professional electrician perform the work for you.
I found this same thing recently. The white was being used on one of the terminals of the switch and was not marked with black tape as it should have been. Good comment - points out something that is potentially dangerous.
For the ground wire couldn't you just ground both of them to the box?
Thanks Rand Paul.
i have 6 lights in series controlled by one switch and one power sores., can i use one of those lights independently with its own switch fed by the same power sores ? and how can i do this without making a two way switch on the lights ?
thank you ....Wilf Saulnier
joey g why don't they come with torz head screws?
Thanks for tutorial, but isn't it pertinent which black wire you use at the top (on) of the switch?
Peggy Kirk no because the switch is either open or closed does not matter which wire is where
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Yes, if the light turns on when you turn the switch in the down position, turn the whole thing upside down.
Can the white wire connect to switch (instead of black)
top terminal (on position) goes to the fixture... bottom terminal is the feed or HOT.
thanks. that's what i was really after! i can never remember....
I was wondering why nobody was mentioning this..one of the most important parts!!
Thank you for helping me Im a novice
Good vedeo on wiring a switch ,but you should have been more detailed showing the basics in electricity .but a good vedeo on how to connect a light switch when power comes from switch box
What amp and type of switch has a total of five screws, one being bare copper ground?
Hi,the power to my vanity light is hot and the switch controls the on off when i test it but when i hook the light up it dosent work any ideas?