Old Dimmer Switch Has Two Black Wires at Danna Covert blog

Old Dimmer Switch Has Two Black Wires. The two black wires were attached to the wires coming out of the wall and the green wire was attached to nothing. So i unscrewed everything, pulled the dimmer out and it only has two black wires. You're used to hooking black, white, ground to loads and. If your box is metal and is grounded via metal conduit or bx cable, you can bond the dimmer to the ground system by attaching the green wire. Then, the second hot wire will connect to the top terminal screw and run through the ceiling box to the light fitting. The two black wires that are on the lower screw of the original switch go with the new dimmers black and the top black from the original switch goes. Cap it with a wirenut or. The dimmer that was in there was functional but we wanted to install a smart home dimmer. Two black wires going to the dimmer switch when it is normally black, white, and ground. The old switch had 3 wires: After removing the old switch, the preferred method is to join the two existing black wires together and to add a short additional black wire (called a pigtail). 2 black and one green. The two black wires connected to your light switch are called hot wires or terminal wires. The first black hot wire will connect to the bottom terminal screw. The new switch has 4.

After removing the old switch, the preferred method is to join the two existing black wires together and to add a short additional black wire (called a pigtail). The two black wires were attached to the wires coming out of the wall and the green wire was attached to nothing. 2 black and one green. If your box is metal and is grounded via metal conduit or bx cable, you can bond the dimmer to the ground system by attaching the green wire. The two black wires connected to your light switch are called hot wires or terminal wires. The old switch had 3 wires: You're used to hooking black, white, ground to loads and. The first black hot wire will connect to the bottom terminal screw. Then, the second hot wire will connect to the top terminal screw and run through the ceiling box to the light fitting. Cap it with a wirenut or.

Dimmer Switch With 4 Wires

Old Dimmer Switch Has Two Black Wires Then, the second hot wire will connect to the top terminal screw and run through the ceiling box to the light fitting. The two black wires that are on the lower screw of the original switch go with the new dimmers black and the top black from the original switch goes. The new switch has 4. If your box is metal and is grounded via metal conduit or bx cable, you can bond the dimmer to the ground system by attaching the green wire. You're used to hooking black, white, ground to loads and. The first black hot wire will connect to the bottom terminal screw. 2 black and one green. Cap it with a wirenut or. Two black wires going to the dimmer switch when it is normally black, white, and ground. The dimmer that was in there was functional but we wanted to install a smart home dimmer. After removing the old switch, the preferred method is to join the two existing black wires together and to add a short additional black wire (called a pigtail). The old switch had 3 wires: The two black wires connected to your light switch are called hot wires or terminal wires. Then, the second hot wire will connect to the top terminal screw and run through the ceiling box to the light fitting. The two black wires were attached to the wires coming out of the wall and the green wire was attached to nothing. So i unscrewed everything, pulled the dimmer out and it only has two black wires.