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For a standard switch, it doesn't matter. If it's a 3 way switch, "hot" is connected to the "common" connection.

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Does a switch have to go in a certain place to power a circuit?

If the circuit is complete then it shouldn't matter where the switch is located. All a switch is specifically is a segment of the circuit that can be connected and disconected.


Where do you put light switches to control the light to your basement?

In any situation you want the switch located so you can have light before entering the space. With basements you might use what is called a 3-way switch with one at top and one at bottom of stairs. Think about how you are going to use the space. You wouldn't want to put a single switch at the top of the stairs and then have a TV room downstairs and have to go up the stairs to turn off the lights and then go back downstairs to watch TV. The more control you have over the lighting you use, the better you can tailor lighting to the activity being performed.


How do you hook up two ways switch to three ways?

Your 2 switches will have 3 terminals each. One will be copper colored and two black. You will require a 12-3 WG wire between the switches. The Travelers: The black terminals will be connected together one from switch a to switch b and the other from switch a to switch b, it does not matter which black terms you choose to go from switch a to b The brass terminals one will go to the light switch a and the other to a power source switch b.


Can you use 14-2 wire to operate a ceiling fan using two switches one for the fan the other for the lights?

On these types of installations an electrician would use a three wire cable set from the switch box to the fixture's junction box. At the fixture's junction box both the fan neutral and the light neutral would be wire nutted together with the incoming neutral from the switch boxes. From the three wire, the white wire would go to the fan and light's neutral wires. The Black would come from the bottom of one of the switches and go to the fan's motor lead. The red wire would come from the bottom of the other switch and go to the light fixture's lead. It can be done with two runs of two wire to the fixture. You will need a two gang switch box for this project to hold the two separate switches. You could use a single gang light switch box if you can still find where duplex switches being sold. A duplex switch is one that has the configuration of a duplex receptacle with the switches being one on top of the other. The cover plate is the same one used for duplex receptacles. To answer this question fully more information is needed. See discuss in the left margin.


Why breaker switch will not go to the off position?

You may need to first switch it on before off.

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