Outrageous Installing A Double Light Switch

A standard single pole light switch will simply require you to attach the black load wire into it and then the black wire leaving the switch and to your lights.

Installing a double light switch. Connect one wire to the first switch in the box and the second wire to the other switch and connect the black wire from each of the lights to the other terminal on its respective switch. The ground wire on the other hand must connect to both switches and the easiest way to do this is to make a pigtail as you did with the hot wires. The white or neutral wires bypass the switch so the one coming from the power source and the one from the light get spliced and capped in the box.

Step by step. Remove the front cover of the switch and hold it in position where you want it to be mounted. Install the wall plate.

The white or neutral wire bypasses the switch and goes straight to your lights. Set the new switch back into the box. It s fast and easy to do.

Learn how to install a double switch or combination two switches. Watch this video to learn how to install a light switch. Connect the three ground wires together along with a pigtail with a wire connector wrap it with electrical tape and stuff it back into the box.

Cover all terminals with electrical tape to reduce the possibility of electrical shorts. Be sure to shut off the power before installing an. Install the smart light switch s corresponding app and connect the switch to your network.

Each one of them is hot and carrying 220 volts if tested across both wires. Placing a double switch near to the entrance of a room or garage or at the bottom of the stairs is advisable so it is easily accessible. The second way is through a three wire cable where one white neutral wire and two hot wires one black and the other red will be used.