Spectacular Hooking Up Light Switch Wires

Our instructions on how to wire a light switch for a standard light switch a three way light switch and a four way.

Hooking up light switch wires. In this picture you can see the strip gauge on the back of the switch. This gauge is when you want to use the quick connect method when wiring a light switch. The black hot wire connects to the far right switch s common terminal.

If the wire end is in poor condition trim off the bare end. Want to turn a lamp on with a light switch. Connect the source wire to the bottom terminal of the switch and the other black wire to the top terminal.

It should have about 1 2 inch of bare wire at the end and should be formed into a hook like loop. Wire the new single pole switch inspect the end of each wire. This 3 way light switch wiring diagram shows how to do the light switch wiring and the light when the power is coming to the light fixture.

Jan 24 18 02 09 pm. Sometimes it is handy to have an outlet controlled by a switch. Simply strip the wire to the length specified and push the wire into the hole.

The white wires are wire nutted together so they can continue the circuit. The hot from the source is spliced to the black wire running to the combo and to the input side of the switch. The video covers how to wire a basic 15 amp single pole light switch with 14 2 electrical wire.

Step by step instructions on how to wire a switched outlet. The white neutral from the source is connected directly to the light fixture. Then strip about 3 4 inch of insulation using wire strippers.