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Connect the black wire to the incoming hot wire and the red wire to the out going load.
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∙ 14y agoBlack is your hot wire. Red goes to the light fixture.
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Can you change a light switch to toggle switch outlet?
You can if you have a neutral wire present. If the existing switch is what is called a "switch loop" then you can not change the existing switch to a switched outlet. You can identify a switch loop by looking at the wires coming into the switch bow. If there are only one set of wires usually a black and white and they go directly to the switch then you have a switch loop
How do you wire a light switch?
The information you need needs a wiring diagram!The Related Links have diagrams and the answers to the Related Questions shown below should also be of some help to you.As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
If you have a switch wired red and black and a fan that calls for black and white where does the red wire go?
It sounds like your fan also has a light with it. If your wall switch is a two gang box with two switches in it most likely one switch is for the light on only and the other switch is for the fan on only. This can be checked out by installing the fan and making the connection green to green, white to white, black to black. Turn on one of the switches and see if the fan operates. Disconnect this connection and then connect the red wire to the black fan wire. Turn the other switch on. If the fan turns on again, then the two switches were installed to operate the fan and light separately. If this is the case disconnect the red and fan black wires and reconnect the black to black. This is the fan connection. Connect the red to blue fan wire and this is the light on the fan connection.
How do you wire an additional light to another light with a switch?
In the wall switch box you should have a white and black pair from your source of power (120 volts). The other pair of black and white wires from the wall box should be going to the light fixture junction box. With the power off, connect the two white wires together with a wire nut. Connect the two bare copper ground wires together making sure that at least one of the ground wires goes under the green screw in the switch junction box. Turn the switch to the off position, no little indicator bump showing on the switch toggle lever. Now take the black incoming hot wire and put it under the top screw on the switch. Hot wires always go to the top of switches. Now put the black wire that is going to the light fixture under the bottom screw. Tighten both. Install the switch into the wall box with the switch handle in the down position. All switches when installed must be off in the down position. Install the switch plate cover.
Where does the blue wire go to the exhaust fan and light if house only has black and white wires?
The blue wire is the hot in this case. It is the hot for usually the fan and then either a red or black is the hot for the light. If there is a heating lamp usually that will be a yellow hot. If you have separate switches for them then then simply one wire for each black, other wise pigtail the black and the 2 wires coming from the unit together. Make sure that if you are using one switch for the fixture that the breaker is suited for the amperage.
How do you connect 15 A 250 v wires to the outlit the are four wires white black red and green from the wall and there are only three screws?
Be sure that those wires coming from the box are for a recepticle and not a light switch.
Can you change a light switch to toggle switch outlet?
You can if you have a neutral wire present. If the existing switch is what is called a "switch loop" then you can not change the existing switch to a switched outlet. You can identify a switch loop by looking at the wires coming into the switch bow. If there are only one set of wires usually a black and white and they go directly to the switch then you have a switch loop
How do you wire a light switch?
The information you need needs a wiring diagram!The Related Links have diagrams and the answers to the Related Questions shown below should also be of some help to you.As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
If you have a switch wired red and black and a fan that calls for black and white where does the red wire go?
It sounds like your fan also has a light with it. If your wall switch is a two gang box with two switches in it most likely one switch is for the light on only and the other switch is for the fan on only. This can be checked out by installing the fan and making the connection green to green, white to white, black to black. Turn on one of the switches and see if the fan operates. Disconnect this connection and then connect the red wire to the black fan wire. Turn the other switch on. If the fan turns on again, then the two switches were installed to operate the fan and light separately. If this is the case disconnect the red and fan black wires and reconnect the black to black. This is the fan connection. Connect the red to blue fan wire and this is the light on the fan connection.
What do you do if your Dashboard lights on 1992 Honda accord go out?
check your fuses ... assuming that only the lights failed. Second posibility: the switch or the wires going to the light switch.
How do you wire an additional light to another light with a switch?
In the wall switch box you should have a white and black pair from your source of power (120 volts). The other pair of black and white wires from the wall box should be going to the light fixture junction box. With the power off, connect the two white wires together with a wire nut. Connect the two bare copper ground wires together making sure that at least one of the ground wires goes under the green screw in the switch junction box. Turn the switch to the off position, no little indicator bump showing on the switch toggle lever. Now take the black incoming hot wire and put it under the top screw on the switch. Hot wires always go to the top of switches. Now put the black wire that is going to the light fixture under the bottom screw. Tighten both. Install the switch into the wall box with the switch handle in the down position. All switches when installed must be off in the down position. Install the switch plate cover.
How do you add a light and switch?
for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Do this electrical work only if you feel confident that you can do it safely. If not then this is the procedure that an electrician would use and you would be able to follow what he is doing. Again an electrician should be your first choice. If you consider doing this the first thing is SHUT THE CIRCUIT'S BREAKER OFF.Light fixtures can be fed out of receptacle outlet boxes. To the light switch, two wires will go from the wall receptacle, connected black to black and white to white and ground to ground, to the new light switch and then two more wires will leave the new light switch and proceed up to the light fixture box. In the switch box first connect the incoming and outgoing ground wires to the ground screw in the new switch box. Next the white wires will be spliced together with a wire nut and pushed to the back of the box and then the two black wires will be connected across the switch. Pre position the switch in the off position, which is the handle down, before attaching the wires. The "hot" incoming wire connects to the top screw of the switch and the black outgoing wire that goes to the light fixture box connects to the bottom screw of the switch. Be sure to connect the ground wire around the grounding screw in the light fixture box. When the switch is turned on the voltage is applied to the fixture junction box.See View Discussion below.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energizedIF YOU ARE NOT REALLY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
How do you connect a ceiling fan with white green black and blue wires one the ceiling fan?
This sounds like a ceiling fan that also has a light attached to it. The black and white wires are used for the incoming supply voltage. The green is the ground wire. The blue wire is most likely the wire that goes to the lamp portion of the ceiling fan. The black and blue wires are separated from each other in the fixture so that the fan motor and the light can be independently switched. In these types of installations a three wire cable is strung from the fan switch box to the fixture box.For independent switching, the junction box should be a two gang box. From the power source in the switch box, the white wires all connect together. The incoming black connects to the top of the two switches in the two gang box. Bottom of the first switch to the black in the three wire cable, Bottom of the second switch to the red wire of the three wire cable.At the fixture junction box, incoming white wire to the fan white wire. Incoming black wire to the fan black wire and incoming red wire to the fan blue wire. If wired this way the light and fan motor can be individually switched on and off.If there is only one switch box, at the fan junction point connect the black and blue wires together to the incoming black wire. White to white wires together and green wire to the ceiling junction boxes ground terminal. In this configuration the switch will turn on both the fan and light at the same time.
Where does the blue wire go to the exhaust fan and light if house only has black and white wires?
The blue wire is the hot in this case. It is the hot for usually the fan and then either a red or black is the hot for the light. If there is a heating lamp usually that will be a yellow hot. If you have separate switches for them then then simply one wire for each black, other wise pigtail the black and the 2 wires coming from the unit together. Make sure that if you are using one switch for the fixture that the breaker is suited for the amperage.
How do you wire a new light with an on off switch using wires coming from another light?
If you have unswitched supply from a light you need to route the supply through the new switch to the new light. You want to switch the black wire and just connect the white wires together with a wirenut and connect the bare ground wires together by a separate wirenut.
What is the location of backup light switch on a grand prix?
look where the transmission shift linkage attaches to the transmission, there should be a proximity switch there, likely the only thing with wires going to it on the assembly.
How do you install a new ventilation fan on a second light switch using the power from the existing light switch?
you probably can't, you need a neutral and a live wire to make a fan work. switches normally only have live wires.
