How To Wire A Light Switch

[@matthewcole2167]

Man, thank you!. I unhooked this switch box over a month ago. When I went to reinstall it I had a 14/2 and a 14/3 cable that I just couldn’t figure out how to put back. I kept popping the breaker cause I was trying to make both white go to a screw, both blacks to a screw, and both grounds to a ground screw. The red I capped. Thank you so much for setting me straight!

[@icreatablestv]

Glad it helped.

[@theveganvillainess]

Thanks! I'm trying to install a new light fixture in my house.

[@icreatablestv]

Glad I could help!

[@isakwilkinson2491]

Your video is very informative. I am a first year electrical apprentice. I haven't started school yet, but school doesn't start for a couple of months anyway. Finding work for electrical apprentice first year is tough, especially for apprenticeship in Idaho.

[@AceMagdangal]

This is such a great video... save me $65.. thank you very much. It really helped I didn't know it was this easy to adda switch. Thank you again.

[@blackwolf2371]

great... you video help me all times. .Tank you

[@stratmister009]

thanks for sharing the professional tips

[@tracy8591]

Thanks for getting me unstuck!

[@unclefreddieDied]

that was beautiful!

[@satillackid26]

why wasn't there a grounding pigtail and ground added to the switch.

[@matthewcole2167]

I’m guessing because one ground is going all the way to the breaker box. So nutting it with the other going to the light should be ok. I’m not 100 percent sure though.

[@andrewmeece2064]

Nice video. Can you tell me what to do if you are wiring 3 switches instead of one (3 switch box) and power coming in from elsewhere like your video shows? Do you connect 1st switch as described in video then use black jumper wire from switch 1 to switch 2 and 3 respectively? All commons and grounds together? Hope the question is clear. Thanks

[@icreatablestv]

Andrew Meece Yes the power is jumpered across the three switches so it is not turned off by any one switch. The grounds and the commons are wired together.

[@phillipm3799]

I'm trying to jump power off and outlet to a light switch and then to a little pull chain light for a closet. And all I can find is jumping a outlet from a fixture

[@wiringdiagrams5854]

thnk for this tutorial

[@cpufukr]

OUT STANDING INFO---A++++++++

[@Prairiedrifter1]

Very informative! I would like to know how would you go about replacing an older light switch. It has a black and a white no ground. And the switch itself has a plate where all the wires connect to. No pigtails.

[@icreatablestv]

The hot wire goes through the switch. The other wires are connected to each other. if there is no ground then you do nothing with the ground.

[@jacoblambert4149]

I never used a wire nut for my light switchs, There always another screw on the side for the white wire.. right above the ground wire. or we have to put saftey light switchs where we dont twist at all. Same for outlets.

[@shrikanthkj]

Nice, qq. Do we need single dedicate wire from switch to Light Bulb, it allow multiple joint in wire - I come with issue where my wire from light bulb to switch is little short- Can I make joint to add extra wire or do I need run another dedicated wire without joint

[@RJD0314]

Subscribed!

[@rluna5688]

why didn't you pigtail the ground wires and connect it to the ground screw on the light switch

[@vladimirpolak5203]

you don't have to ground the light switch directly, you ground the box, there is metal strip that you ground to that, then connects to the to the threads which you screw the lightswitch to the box.

[@richardrichard3043]

@@angelpagan7797 ,:u

[@albertjackcatubigan9139]

can do wiring by 2.0mm romex for runner for the lights and for the switch ??

[@rockstrong4342]

aren't you supposed to pigtail the grounds and attach it to the switch?

[@spencercohen1577]

Ground EVERY device!!.... if its a grounding screw/ terminal available on the switch..... bottom line!.... grounding is the most important thing in electrical work.

[@icreatablestv]

Thanks for your help!

[@jennifiercools9866]

Is the wiring the same if my power source to my light switch is a 3 prong extension cord? This is for a lighted mirror that will stay plugged in but will turn on/off with a switch. Thanks in advance.

[@icreatablestv]

Yes, the power does not care what the wire it is riding in looks like as long as it is rated to hold it. :)

[@kbengson9163]

And what if power is coming from the light ?

[@lucascorreia3203]

It doesn't really work like that

[@surferdude642]

That is common, especially in older homes. This is called a switch loop. Many good videos on KZbin showing switch loop wiring.

[@maggiegillin]

question..i have five lights in a row that need to be hooked up 6 ft apart...do I daisy chain them?

[@icreatablestv]

Yes you take the hot and neutral and ground from light to light to light.

[@ricklamb1580]

Hey guys I've got a 12-3 set up for a celing fan, no light on fan. Can I use the red wire to power a set of can lights?

[@icreatablestv]

Yes. The fixture does not care where the power is coming from.

[@gregberban9273]

Absolutely , that's a great idea , be safe

[@albertjackcatubigan9139]

i need 3 bulb lights each bulb has a switch but how do wiring if only one romex get my budget

[@brettvukovich6220]

So where is the power source coming from?

[@amirqaiser1183]

most likely from the panel but he didn't show it

[@felixbrooks7464]

why wasn't ground wire connected to light switch?

[@icreatablestv]

It is towards the end at 5:30. Thanks for watching.

[@juanrobles8015]

@@icreatablestv No, that was not shown

[@spitfireman111]

Use a pen or pencil...*uses sharpie*

[@amayajoel2227]

Hilarious! 😂😂

[@nuffsd]

Whut happened to the ground?

[@mr.fix-it4732]

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[@thegreek32]

how come you didnt connect the ground wire?

[@icreatablestv]

That is a mistake. The ground wires must have a pig tail from them to the ground screw/terminal on the switch.

[@thegreek32]

iCreatables Hey (new to electrical) if you pig tail the ground wires than wire nut them how would you connect them to the switch after? if there wire nutted, because i believe there's a green screw to put the ground wire under.

[@arsnik7769]

Peter Anonamoose You have to add a third length of ground wire into the wire nut(pigtail), then to the ground screw.

[@juanrobles8015]

@@icreatablestv Thanks

[@edmundsuemai1104]

I thought the black is the hot wire ....

[@icreatablestv]

That is correct.

[@youtubecommentpolice2043]

Edmund Suemai never

[@Dafisha]

"A Light Switch"

[@farmerdave7965]

No ground on switch. I don't believe this guy is an electrician.

[@davewanker4605]

I believe the guy in this video is now in jail

[@gregberban9273]

Good for him , maybe he can meet some nice people there .

[@8Jallin]

Why is be in jail?

[@tannersmith4331]

No ground obviously

[@cottontopp6400]

Training and certification is the best source not videos

[@gregberban9273]

Couldn't agree more , most of these people doing these videos are just hacks

[@adamcturnbull]

I believe that was clear right up to the point where he sheathed the wires. After that it got a bit muddy. Come on!! This was a well made video so why didnt you slow down when it came to , oh, I dont know, the dangerous parts like which are the hot wires and explaining the logic of which was the power and which were the wires going to the receptacles. Grrrr. Thumbs down for clarity.