How do you rewire a series of electrical switches?

Answer 1

If the switch is a single pull switch there will only be 2 black wires and a ground that need to be connected to the device. If it is a 3-way switch there will be a ground wire, a red wire and 2 black wires (one of which is the common)that need to be attached to the device. a 4-way switch will require a ground wire, 2 black wires and 2 red wires that all need to be hooked to the device.

Answer 2

To rewire a series of electrical switches, start by turning off the power to the circuit. Remove the existing switches one at a time, taking note of the wire connections. Install the new switches, following the same wiring pattern as the old switches. Test the switches before closing everything up and turning the power back on.

Answer 3

Assume you are still in the "home" category: You will not wire them in "series". "Hot" wire (typicaly black from circuit breaker in panel) to one screw on switch. Other screw on switch to all lights hot lead / screw. "Neutral" wire (typicaly white from grounded bar at panel) to all lights neutral neutral lead / screw. It's called a "parallel circuit". Remember to turn off panel when working in or near. All else fails call an electrician.

Answer 4

UK reg's - Cable needed - 2.5mm2 twin and earth, the breaker needs to be 30A or 32A and the area inside the ring must not exceed 100m2 . The cable comes from the consumer unit into the nearest outlet, from that outlet, another length of cable runs to the next nearest outlet, and from there to the next nearest etc etc. So each outlet on the ring has two positive, two negative and two earth conductors connected. From the final outlet, a cable runs back to the same breaker in the consumer unit. Inside each outlet, the positives and negatives connect into the two terminal posts in the socket block, and the earths connect into the earth binding post on the metal wall box or into the esarth terminal of the socket block - they will need to be sleeved with PVC earth (green and yellow) sleeving. Some styles of outlet require bonding of the socket earths to the wall box earth post but is often achieved via the securing bolts that hold the oulet in the wall box.

Answer 5

with your power coming into the switch, you connect the neutral wire (white) to the other white wire that is going to the lights. then the 2 black wires go onto the switch. now that you have the light switched, you just connect the other lights to the first one