Wiring 3 switches for a bathroom

[@delberth.atcitty9141]

Thanks for the video! I've searched and searched for this content, but I only can across hooking up the fan. This ,sir, is what I needed to sleep better at night. Thank you very much for making this video. God bless.

[@derrich773]

I’m glad this helped you.

[@joshuafinley5131]

Awesome info, great job explaining the correct wiring process! I (a novice DIY) successfully installed and properly wired a light, fan, Bluetooth unit. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!!:-)👊🏻💪🏼

[@muthatucker13]

Thank you for this. I had been struggling and this video completely demystified the process. Thank you!

[@senorevan]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. In my case I was wiring three switches together, and followed these instructions, except added another switch. Works like a charm.

[@robertvandelicht5091]

i see you haven’t put videos out in a few months but have to tell you solved my confusion on wiring this in! thank you

[@astastasdtasdt]

Thank you for being so clear and to the point. Seeing it done is so much better than only reading a diagram.

[@theooogirl3495]

Awesome video youve confirmed that i did my 3 switches right. I could of used this video like 2 days ago but im glad to know im smart enough to figure it out on my own lol. Thank you! Straight to the point and thorough.

[@torodaman]

Also a good habit is to have is to wrap black electricians tape around the switches and receptacles connection terminals for safety...good video brother good job...and hello from the bay area..

[@derrich773]

Yes, If I wire into a metal box I will always tape the switches and outlets.

[@PastorIhaza]

Very nice... Slow and Clear😎 Thanks for sharing. 😇

[@Yellowspider1776]

This is one of the best wiring videos i have seen and i have watched dozens and dozens, very clear and slowly goes step by step. Great Job!

[@alexandertome5615]

R Green i agree i was gonna write same thing

[@alandrebagarcia4975]

Does anyone know how to put your ground wires together , some of these videos are not the way it should be done, it is wrong . You push your grounds to the back of the box first then you put the grounds together at the front of box then put a inch and a half twist then determine how many grounds you need then crimp wires. If you twist your wires all the way up in the box you have done it wrong , easier to troubleshoot, so please do not twist all the way in your box. This is OWL okc

[@joegarage6132]

Great job, I am doing the two switches on on home run. I thought that I was right but its been a little while. I try and keep it simple, you helped me out, thank you.

[@richhumber9485]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I'd been struggling with a project and your video provided the answers.

[@toothpastehombre]

Perfect- great tips and thank you for being articulate and not going too fast

[@red422coat]

Dave, thanks for taking the time to record and post this video. It was a great help to me as I installed my vanity light and fan/light in my bathroom remodel. Again, thank you!

[@KKGOJazz]

Excellent tutorial on wiring a switch box, came in handy. Thanks

[@longvisions3]

Thanks for the video, was able to help a friend wire a closet light off an outlet after watching this.

[@davidortega7900]

Great video. I was actually looking to wire the same combo but with 3 individual switches. This makes life so much easier and much cleaner. Easy to understand. Actually learned something. Can't wait to implement it. It's pros like yourself that make us novices look like we know what we're doing! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@OO-ll8ge]

Thanks, your video walked me through my project without a problem...

[@gfysyoutube]

Clean work!

[@fludrby]

Thank you so much this was so helpful when I had to wire a gable mounted exhaust fan and I had a double switch and a receptical below it very helpful so the 1 power source connection was the key . Thanks again and good job on your video also !

[@mrpidasso]

Thanks for the video! I'm in the process of working on a powder room and am wiring the same fixtures. Could not for the life of me figure out how to run the fan and light separate (on the combo fan/light). Now I know I need some 12-3 wire.

[@craigdavies7042]

Great job, very clear, thank you!

[@askthecontractorcom]

Just a suggestion for grounding. If you have 2 or 3 switches, twist the bottom, were they come in, then use a copper sleeve, and then take 1 of 3 grounds, for each switch

[@Ticonderoga12]

Great video man! Very clear! U shud be a teacher

[@troyurbin]

Awesome explanation. Keep up the good work.

[@markroller7763]

Great video. I have three separate switches. Two line of 14/2 and one 14/3 (Red, Blk, White). Do I tie into the “hot” and connect to each switch? Obviously cap off all whites together. TY

[@476presents]

Thanks for an excellent explanation. Everything is now working great!

[@davidnesbitt1212]

Awesome. I really appreciate you sharing this information. Thanks.

[@brendand1325]

Good film. I have a bathroom with one overhead fixture that contains 3 functions: a light, an exhaust fan, and a heat fan blowing in. There are only 2 switches and each switch is hooked to the light plus either an exhaust fan or a heat blowing in fan. I want an option to have light on only. I figure I must go to the attic and find a wire that goes to light and remove the other wire.

[@raylagucik2633]

Very good job with the video! Thank you!

[@talmas84]

Great video. This answered all my questions. This is exactly the same fan/light situation in the bathroom I'm working on so this helped ALOT. Thanks man.

[@BrokenRRT]

Thank you for sharing your trade and well made video with us! It helped me with my bathroom remodel!

[@dnnb99]

Great help for my bathroom addition wiring and thanks a lot!

[@JB-in4zn]

Great video, helped me too. If, on the first plug, it's a switch/outlet combo, would I just have to run an extra hot to the outlet with neutral pigtail to the other side of the outlet?

[@derrich773]

Yes, pigtails

[@mycats7321]

Would it be very different if installing a single triplex switch? Like, say I have a bath fan that has light, fan, and heat and I want to control them separately. Also, what wire/cable do you use?

[@benodell9675]

Nice job big help

[@SydeshowMO]

I like how you leave some slack in the box for servicing. Lots of fools dont do that.

[@anibalbautista2649]

Very nice video.

[@xDirttyx]

hey great video very help full i was wondering if you could point me in a direction so i can figure out how to do what your doing, but with a switched loop circuit curentley in my bathrom much help is appreciated.

[@Googaliemoogalie]

thanks! I did my washroom electrical the same way after watching this video

[@JerichoRally]

Excellent! Thank you for posting this!

[@CountrySideClub]

Great video on how to....I just finished my 4 gang box!! Thanks a bunch...subbed in

[@stimey1972]

Great video. I ran the extra line to add a shower fan/light combo to an existing vanity supply line. The wiring worked perfect. BUT then I tried adding a dimmer switch to my vanity. Now it does not work like I need it to. When I Turn on all three switches and increase the intensity of the vanity light with the dimmer switch, my shower fan slows and shower light dims. I understand why (all of my white lines are tied together), but cannot figure a solution without running a completely separate line. Any solution?

[@edmalts]

My 25 plus year electrician wired my remodeled bathroom and all the lights are making other lights go crazy. Sometimes it all goes off or dimmed. Any suggestions?

[@dmelendez96250]

thanks for the turorial. was able to wire my fan/light combo. now my bathroom doesnt have any outlets, can i add outlets from the vanity light wiring?

[@BloodyCaesar22]

lol

[@bobsmyth1641]

Thank. You

[@nearpar]

Thank you Dave !

[@derrich773]

Single pole switches are less expensive and I try not to jump the neutral if at all possible. There are many ways to do things, you should do what you feel comfortable with.

[@MsRobinCharest]

How do I find out what wire is going to what? Fan? Light? Or plug? How to trace. Thank you.

[@derrich773]

If you’re asking questions like this I would recommend you hire an electrician to do the work.

[@michaelkoenig8564]

Nice video! With everything else being identical to your configuration, would there be any issue running two 12/2 wires from the switch box to the light/fan combo instead of one 12/3 wire?

[@derrich773]

Not really, just that you would have to run two wires instead of using one 3 wire.

[@calimolotov2000]

Thank you so much for the Video. Is it possible for me the replicate this exact wiring and use the same power feed (before the switches) and connect to the bathroom GFCI outlet? Again, thank you so much for the video. Does the GFCI need to be a separate source or circuit?

[@EnjoyLifeFC]

for the pliers that you use to form the pigtails of the wire and to twist the wires together... are they special pliers for electrical wires, or can I used any type of plier that kinda looks likes yours. are there specific pliers to handle wires with so it doesn't hurt the wires, or doesn't really matter? THanks!

[@derrich773]

If you are not going to do this often then any similar Lineman pliers will work. It does not make sense to waste the money on high end electrical tools unless you plan to do this often.

[@MatthewCherry]

Thank you. Great video.

[@Order-in-Chaos]

Your tan ideal connectors can connect up to 3 #10 wires. You're twisting 4 #14 ground wires so you can still use your tan connectors. The red is over-sized. Also why wouldn't you twist the pigtails all at the same time with the other wires? You'll get a neater twist and a much more secure connection.

[@thomasburke5285]

You are quite skilled! Practice makes perfect. I just need more practice.

[@bihlover80s33]

Is it the same procedure for 3 way switches? I want to run 3 way switches for the fan and light on the other side of the room since I have two bathroom entry doors . Now I have two single switches . One for the fen one for the light. Thanks

[@derrich773]

No, there has to be a 3 wire between the two switches for it to work.

[@fh1980ram]

Good job. Better lighting and higher volume next time please.

[@derrich773]

Working on it, I just picked up a go pro so hopefully that helps.. Thanks

[@240x9]

how do you wire a 2 switch toggle with a gfci outlet in the same box? Is it similar to this video?

[@GalaXy808]

this is a good video sir

[@TeeGiang]

love it! thank you good sir!

[@SlykeThePhoxenix]

How come you only use the single pole switches? In all the switches I've seen they isolate both the activate and the neutral.

[@blessedhand]

I got a question. My house is old but is run under 12 gauge wire. So, I'm getting a separate breaker to manage a walking closet, bathroom and a small TV room, I'm gonna have outlets in all three rooms as well as 5 light fixtures for my vanity light, my shower light, my air vent fan and light, my ceiling fan and lights and two lights in the walking closet. Also, I'm running 10 power outlets with one GFI for my vanity among them. Is that too much load for a 12 gauge wiring? I was planning to use 14-2 gauge wire for my lights, 12-3 for my vent and fan and 12-2 for my power outlets. My question is... Should i run all 12-2 or 14-2? I have plenty 14-2 but I have only 50 feet of 12-2. What worries me is that I'm using 12-3 for the vent and ceiling fan. I should have use 14-3 but I didn't. That is where my problem and doubts are. How to go from a smaller wire to a bigger one? I'm not an electrician but it just make sense not to do it. I have 14-2 for my light but I don't feel confortable. What do you suggest?

[@jenellejerez2975]

Great video, excellent, it could not be a better explanation , Thank you thousand time, Can you make a video, how to install a computer receptacle?

[@thomasmic8431]

Nice video ,BUT.... there is only 2 switches ,not 3 . I have an old home... the power is 2 wires , the vanity has 3 wires ( black ,red , white ) and a 3 way switch for the fan, night light, blower. ( black ,white ,red copper. ) Can you help me out ?.

[@pbpate04]

thanks that helps a lot

[@farmerdave7965]

The only problem that I could see is that it appeared that the romex was not fastened close enough to the box. Everything else looked pretty good.

[@coppersv1000]

you saved my ass man thanks! great video!

[@derrich773]

Thank You! It actually means a lot to me that I was able to help you out. Subscribe to my channel to see new videos as they come out.

[@radian2323]

Thank you!

[@jacobsonleland]

Pardon me for being stupid, but why not just leave the Ground wires as they were individually and wire into each designated switch ? Wouldn't it accomplish the same thing with less work than tying all the pig tails into the Ground wires?.. I mean that's what you did basically only by taking all the individual wires and tying them together the adding pig tails and separating them again !?Right?!

[@derrich773]

All grounds get tied together in a switch box in addition to all neutrals unless you have to jump a neutral.

[@abdulrazzaq3841]

Could i just insert them wire in any of the three pots

[@billtilley6366]

I would like to install a 3 in 1, IXL, heat -vent -light in bathroom

[@bushgnome]

Bill Tilley you will likely need a dedicated 12 gauge circuit for the heater. separate from the fan/lighting. refer to the manual before any work is done :)

[@menotyu9576]

i just installed an extra switch because my original wiring had 3 loads to 1 switch, turning on every single light in the room which was way over kill. Currently only one of the switches is turning on the load. If i connect the loads to that first switch each load will turn on, but not on their individual switches. I checked the voltage and the first switch is getting ~120v but the other 2 are only getting about 30v. any idea what i am screwing up?

[@derrich773]

Not sure I understand your question. Sorry

[@djk1983]

Quick question. If the single switch was a GFCI outlet instead, how would the wiring steps be different? Or are the steps the same?

[@Believer327]

brilliant

[@thefivestarsgeneral3601]

Do the Same application goes for if you have a fan , light , heater combo .

[@Qapital_J]

I too have a 3 switch combo

[@fillalau]

The best

[@orlando5175]

Nice video but you should have bought a 3 gang box and used 3 switches in stead of using a double switch but all in all nice job.

[@williammuff5485]

why?

[@wilsq30]

@@williammuff5485 your name is Muff?

[@ajflowz5009]

Idiot.

[@derrich773]

That's because the breaker is GFCI.

[@alforliniteaching5670]

Can't hear it too well. OK I think the first part is lower in volume,but then it gets better. Good show.

[@derrich773]

yea, sorry about that getting better equipment..

[@terrysaxton850]

😀

[@ronmerkus5941]

only one step in Canada you can skip, and it's the bonding of the switch. to the bond wires , or as you guys call it ground wire !!! but in regards to receptacles, we bond all those!!!

[@edmalts]

I’m going to follow all my wires and I’m trying this tomorrow. Obviously he wired wrong something

[@esakarhu16]

Nobody use that kind of cable connector or switches here in europe.

[@derrich773]

Here in the US most residential structures are wired similar but it depends on what you are hooking up. There are several different ways to wire what I did. I’m not sure of available materials in Europe or their wiring practices.

[@brianmccrate1497]

Three switches to two

[@derrich773]

One side is an over under switch. Two switches in 1.

[@personal2ace]

us switching is so different to au

[@930Costa]

That is a two switch box

[@derrich773]

Correct, one of the switches is an over under toggle switch. I typically will use an over/ under to signify the fan/ light combo form the vanity light.

[@famousforever8556]

When did Popeye leaen how to do electrical?

[@derrich773]

Lol

[@MiketheScrapper]

COPPER...COPPER...

[@steveconner1686]

sjwf

[@chuethao385]

You don't have to ground switches

[@jonlynch]

Of course you should ground switches! The only time you wouldn't need to is if you're using a metal box that is itself grounded, in which case the switch yoke would come in contact with the box and transitively ground the switch.

[@ajflowz5009]

You definitely should ground switches... novice..

[@derrich773]

Correct

[@ASHIFRIZWAN]

Thanks!

[@chispas2004]

Thank You!!