Replace And Install Lamp Switch: Simple DIY Instructions

Welcome to our DIY home improvement channel! In this video, I’ll show you how to install an inline lamp switch and shorten the cord for better functionality. Follow my step-by-step guide to correctly measure, cut, and wire the switch.
This project is perfect for anyone looking to fix or upgrade their lamp. Don’t forget to check out the links to all the tools and materials used in this project. Subscribe for more easy DIY home improvement tutorials and tips!
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Replace Inline Switch
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[@casamezcua8331]

Why didn’t you just cut it to the length you wanted where you replaced the switch?

[@dweinstein4868]

None of the videos had this kind of switch in their video. Thank you so much! You saved me a trip to Home Depot to have them show me :)

[@DIYHGP]

D, you are welcome. There are many different types of switches, they are just not in inventory, so you have to order them from the website. You can find this one on my site,,, diyhgp.com/home-repairs/

[@craniumproducts]

You saved the day! The little leaflet in the packaging with the switch made no sense at all! If you hadn't posted, I would probably not have had the courage to try installing this switch. Very grateful, thank you so much!!!

[@DIYHGP]

Elke You are welcome and thanks for watching.

[@paulrose7947]

Glad that Job went well sometimes the jobs like that can be fiddly When the cables went plastic my Dad hated it couldn’t strip like he used too but got used to it in the end Thank you couldn’t be better same switch as yours Paul

[@williamc2930]

HOLY CRAP! I BELIEVE YOU WIRED IT BACKWARDS at the switch. I believe the smooth wire is your HOT wire and needs to be the one under the two screws. The NEUTRAL-rigid textured one -does not need to be cut. It just lays through the switch. Am I right?!

[@angiecerv]

Thanks for this. I will be attaching in-line switch for the light that I will be making for impromptu dining outside.

[@angelica905]

I did this just now. Thank you for all your tips!!! They sure did help. ❤️

[@DIYHGP]

That’s great I’m glad it worked for you and thanks for watching

[@clasicradiolover]

I don't understand why you cut the wire inside the base if you were going to cut the wire completely at the switch. Just remove excess length at that point.

[@Riva2025]

That's what I was thinking. Double the work.

[@lisargiles]

Thank you! This was so helpful! Doing my first rewiring and this helped!

[@FrauWilhelmKlink]

This is the exact same switch I have, which made your video super helpful. Thanks!

[@vickiestyles7262]

Thank you! Just what I needed. I bought a pendant light that just hangs by the wire and plugs into the wall. I wanted to add a chrome tube to it and had to cut the cord to get into the tube. This helped me tremendously! I did it! Thank you!

[@DIYHGP]

Vickie Styles, go girl! Good job.

[@evvie01]

Well thank you Sir, I put a switch on my 24 inch shop light that was supposed to be mounted under a cabinet or on a ceiling and wired into the house wiring. I couldn't find a small one for my seed starting shelf, that would just plug in. I was forced into it, if truth be told, everything was getting very leggy and flopping over, and they hadn't even started their true leaves yet. So thank you very much.

[@diversegardener392]

Thank you for making this video, my dad was my source for this type of info. But he's not with me anymore.

[@cesarr9668]

Arthur M. 🙏🏼👍🏻

[@azs_art]

Same 😔 that's why I'm watching this

[@cesarr9668]

Sir thank you for teaching how to do it in a good way 👍🏻

[@DIYHGP]

cesar, you’re welcome and thanks for watching.

[@lenjames]

Black tape.....never use it to keep wires together...the glue breaks down. Besides the pulling on the wire will loosen them over time and they will pull out. They should of been left uncut and at best soldered and heat shrinked. I hope you rewired it.

[@shawnparvini8490]

The way you described it, is the correct way

[@demeaningplebny1363]

God yes! And what happens if the wire nut on the hot side comes loose and the wire shorts against the base!? ⚡😮

[@fabiolamonroy8750]

Thank you. We had the same problem with our switch (it hurt our fingers) luckily we installed the same new one. So helpful.

[@DIYHGP]

Glad it helped!

[@Glittery03]

Thank you so much after watching this I just installed the switch with my door bell wire to get rid of unwanted ringing

[@DADWEYNAHA]

Thanks

[@pandoram.4027]

thank you so much , it helps to my son project..god bless

[@UjwalAnurag]

Should the switch be connected to the live wire or is it ok for it to be placed on either of the two wires? I did not see you testing for the live\hot wire in the video.

[@DIYHGP]

Check the insulation on the cord wires closely and you will find either a textured bead or a thin colored line running along one wire, this is the neutral. The plain wire is the hot. If the cord isn't marked with a bead then the strands of wire will be different colors. In these cases the silver wire is the neutral and the brass colored wire is the hot. The plug on the lamp cord holds another clue to polarity with the wide prong being the neutral and the narrow one the hot.

[@UjwalAnurag]

DIY Home & Garden Projects Appreciate the reply but according to my understanding, the polarity can be changed by simply plugging into the socket the other way and then the switch would actually be on the neutral. Wouldn't it? I am new to this and don't mean to bother you with technicalities of installing a switch.

[@DIYHGP]

If your plug has prongs the same size, you can flip it over and plug in either way, them the wiring wont matter.

[@UjwalAnurag]

DIY Home & Garden Projects well, yes the prongs are of the same size and hence the confusion. I've seen videos where the switch is connected to live wire to break and release the current. However, when a plug is involved, it simply can be plugged in any other way. The switch could shift from being on the live wire in on position and then the other in another position. This could be an electrical hazard.

[@True2010Nana]

I loved the videos, helpful but the switch instructions indicated one side was hot and one side neutral. So which of the wires did you attach as your in wire? The grooved side or the smooth side?

[@DIYHGP]

Either side it doesn’t matter just make sure it’s the same flowing to the other side

[@ethannkyle9858]

i think he should have just rewired the location of the switch to make it shorter

[@tammyblanchette704]

Why did you cut into the wire at the bottom of the lamp? Is there a reason you don't use a wire cutter? As others have stated, using electrical tape vs. soldering is dangerous.

[@DIYHGP]

I agree

[@babettebrown61]

I’m trying to figure out where the wires go back and I know know that at bat switch I’m trying to figure out where they go into the set to the socket and you pull them out what they look up to

[@jodielouisedawn2597]

Is there a way of removing a switch from a lamp? I purchased a tall floor lamp and the switch is very bulky and in such an awkward position, I'm unable to tack the wiring to the skirting, would be much easier for me to just use the socket switch..

[@kathleenjohnson3071]

You didn’t tell me about the positive or negative side

[@claudiajimenez380]

Your video help me a lot. Thanks!!!!

[@H.C.Q.]

Hi, thanks for the how-to. I'm actually wanting to replace my in-line dimmer switch (wheel) with a regular on-off toggle like the one you did. Is that doable? Thanks. I want to minimize dirty electricity and get rid of dimmers, LEDs, etc.

[@DIYHGP]

Should be easy enough to do.

[@elizabethwallace7495]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@virginiamillette6788]

How about one with a wheel on it?

[@karenfavreau6268]

can I ask you about the red thing on the wall that holds your tools? where did you find it? I've been looking for something like that!

[@DIYHGP]

Karleen, It is a Tool Holder Rack, I love it, here is a link on Amazon amzn.to/2hBiQAe

[@urvashisharma8879]

Is it possible to get rid of the cord all together and add a switch to the base?

[@DIYHGP]

It may be possible but I have not tried that

[@angierox6964]

Thank you!

[@TR1PL3Dz]

What if I accidentally snipped a couple pieces of the wire. Will the majority of it still work?

[@DIYHGP]

Just make sure the exposed wire is not the snipped pieces. I can always cut it at the snip level and shorten it up a little bit.

[@amramhakohen3923]

thank you, bro!

[@beverlyannosterberg-dolan9200]

I am going to replace a wheel toggle that broke off the screw . The hot wire is the only side cut, so I think I can just strip those ends back a little and put them on the screws for this new switch since this switch is bigger I should be able to expose enough wire. Can this be used on a polarized plug?

[@DIYHGP]

Beverly Dolan , yes that should work.

[@beverlyannosterberg-dolan9200]

Thank you!

[@kevinvrany2011]

love the music

[@ericmonse2165]

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king!

[@rvgolfing]

Can you use the same switch on a led table light on a transformer? Thanks.

[@DIYHGP]

rvgolfing switch work on anything that didn’t require three wires

[@dguerra3904]

Why didnt you just shorten the cord at the switch area. ..seems it would have been much easier.

[@DIYHGP]

That’s perfect idea but it would limit the use the lamp if we wanted to move it to a different location where we needed to plug it in

[@thomasbrown6970]

It was good to know I only needed to cut one wire before I started working.

[@steveklein2498]

Wow, thanks.

[@williambrennan9515]

Couldn't the neutral just pass through the switch uncut? (asking for a friend)🤔

[@TheDotDetective]

Thank you so much! I learned how to do something on my own instead of asking a male friend to do a simple fix for me.

[@DIYHGP]

Tillie, I am happy my video helped. Consider subscribing for more tips and home repairs.

[@harold6177]

Thanks now i got somethin to do in science project

[@bugzie706]

I would recommend to you to solder that wire and not just tape it.

[@thehandynomadthehandynomad843]

Bugzie Bird right!

[@oliviachris]

Great vid!

[@DIYHGP]

Olivia, Thanks

[@mv8771]

you didnt need to cut that neutral line...in fact, you shouldn't have

[@bushcraftnorway]

Yeah, he said that..

[@MrChangouno]

Omgoodness. 1. You did not need to go into the lamp and cut the cord short in it if you did Step 2 and spliced both lines. Regardless of this you don't use wire nuts on the bottom like that. When you have excess cord you pull it all the way up through the lamp the light socket above and rewire it there. 2. You do not know what your doing. You don't splice the other wire. You only splice one. The electrical tape is a fire hazard. If you have to move the switch then for fire safety you buy a new cord.

[@ethannkyle9858]

I'm not an electrical specialist, but I knew he wasn't doing it right

[@urvashisharma8879]

Is it possible to get rid of the cord and add a switch at the base?

[@rapytv7828]

Very nice

[@waynesummers921]

you should have used shrink tubing instead of elect tape

[@DIYHGP]

That’s a good idea

[@snjspring]

Cut the smooth line

[@kaz6X]

Thanks grandpa

[@Pian0Tears]

Thank you so much

[@DIYHGP]

You are welcome

[@alex0589]

thanks!

[@DIYHGP]

Welcome!

[@Sahadi420]

thank you.....but in the future, put a link to the product you're working on.

[@DIYHGP]

Sorry, I missed that, here you go amzn.to/2ypCPZP

[@robertross5442]

Making a small job soooo big

[@renatoedoni9499]

personally i would never just join two wires in the torpedo switch with insulating tape, better to do it right and solder the two wires then tape it

[@larrydonline7671]

I can't find switches that have screws for the wire, just a pin that's supposed to pierce the wire. They are all too small to get the wire in the switch and close it up. This would have been useful if you told exactly how to find the switch you're using. Lowes had nothing like that.

[@DIYHGP]

Here is a link to the switch, but it is for cords with two wires, amzn.to/2Jpi0Ae

[@bland9876]

I have seen lamps that do not have switches on them and are not touch activated meaning the only way to turn them off is to unplug them WTF

[@robbyprice4557]

Lol litterally the purpose of this video

[@Hungrybird474]

Wtf. Did u do that for ? Lol.

[@waynesummers921]

You are not showing how to identfy hot wire and neutral wire ----- do a real video

[@livingoutsidethebubble]

Just do it already...lol

[@setidepp4853]

One day you'll lose a finger buddy!

[@lesleysallee6357]

Thank you!