How To Install A Wall Switch For A Light

In the tutorial viewers will see the use of. After removing the black wire to the fixtures lead splice it into the new white wire.

Leviton Presents How To Install A Light Switch

Leviton Presents How To Install A Light Switch

How to install a wall switch for a light. Test the light switch. Remove the wall plate. To wire the ceiling fixture to the new wall switch first connect the copper grounding wire to the fixture. To install a wall mounted light youll use a ceiling box and wire just as you would for a ceiling light. Mark this wire black. Remove mounting screws and gently extract the switch from the wall box.

A broken or. Most sconces mount with a center stud so you can level the fixture even if the box is not level. Start the light fixture installation project by turning the power off at the main electrical panel unscrewing the switch and pull it out the switch. Wire strippers utility knife needle nose pliers and. Use the voltage tester to verify the power is safely shut off. Remove and inspect the switch and wires.

Turn off the power. Screw on the switch plate and turn on the power. Position the switch so its on when its lever is up. On average it should take about three hours to. Remove the faceplate from the switch with a screwdriver. Then turn the power back on and follow the receiverrelay programming instructions.

Turn the power back on and use a noncontact voltage tester to locate the hot wire. Then splice the fixtures black lead into the new black wire. Such wall light fixtures use low wattage bulbs to reduce glare while providing plenty of light. Hook the wire clockwise around the screw so when you tighten the screw with a screwdriver the clockwise force of the tightening screw makes the loop wrap tighter around the screw. Confirm the electricity is off at the spot you want to install the switch. Connect the relay to the fixture and the house wiring see photo 1.

Attach the power wires to the brass terminal screws so the rounded hooks point clockwise. Keep the two wires together because youll need to create a pigtail which involves connecting multiple wires together with a wire nut in order to turn two or more wires into a single connection that you can then connect to the switchs screw. Attach a grounding wire to the green screw in the same. Touch a non contact voltage detector near each of the 2 screw terminals. Remove the wire nut on the neutral wires by unscrewing it. The video covers how to wire a basic 15 amp single pole light switch with 142 electrical wire.

Turn off the power one last time so you can safely tuck the receiverrelay into the electrical box and finish the installation. Put a note on the electrical panel. Gently push the new wired switch back into the electrical box and screw it in place.

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