Impressive Hooking Up A Light Switch
Turn on the power and test the switch.
Hooking up a light switch. Wiring a light switch is not as difficult as you might think it is. To connect the switches simply score the wire with your wire stripper and push the insulation to expose about 3 4 in. If there is a grounding terminal now simply hook the black wire to the bottom terminal and the white wire to the top terminal.
Push the switch into the box and screw it in. The source hot wire is connected to a switch terminal and the other terminal is connected to the black cable wire. How to wire 2 way light switch in this video we explain how two way switching works to connect a light fitting which is controlled with two light switches.
Connect the last switch in the usual manner looping the wire around the screw in a clockwise direction. Wiring a single pole light switch. In this video i show y.
At the light the white wire connects to the neutral terminal and the black wire connects to the hot. This is the most common type of switch that is usually associated with turning lights off and on. Here a single pole switch controls the power to a light fixture.
Basic electrical work can be done by following a few simple steps. The neutral wire from the source is spliced to the white cable wire and continues on to the light.