Wiring a 3 way light switch. Multiple light wiring diagram.
How To Wire A Light Switch
Wiring a light and switch diagram. Another nm cable connects from the light fixture box to the switch box. Wiring a single pole light switch. This site is merely. The task of installing additional wiring for a light switch and new light fixture will depend on available access to the proposed location. This light switch wiring diagram page will help you to master one of the most basic do it yourself projects around your house. This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights.
Hiring a qualified electrician will ensure that the installation is performed correctly where the existing circuit wires will be identified and new circuit wiring will be extended to the new light switch. With alternate light switch wiring an nm cable supplies line voltage from the electrical panel to a light fixture outlet box. With a pair of 3 way switches either can make or break the connection that completes the circuit to the light. The hot and neutral terminals on each fixture are spliced with a pigtail to the circuit wires which then continue on to the next light. Hey doing it yourself is great but if you are unsure of the advice given or the methods in which to job is done dont do it. With the power coming to the switch and then going to the lights you will notice that there are two black wires two white wires and two ground wires bare wires.
First of all we should connect the ground wires to the box. If the light switch has a ground screw on it usually green and at the bottom of the switch connect it now. In the diagram below right a 2 wire nm cable that connects the light fixture to the switch carries 2 line wires one line and one switched line. Assuming it is a steel box. Wiring a 3 way light switch is certainly more complicated than that of the more common single pole switch but you can figure it out if you follow our 3 way switch wiring diagram. The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures.
Gallery of Wiring A Light And Switch Diagram
