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Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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Sun, Feb 10, 13 at 20:44
| Help! I replaced a working single pole light switch with a new one and now no longer working. There are only 2 wires connected to switch, a red one and black one and two copper wires twisted together at the back of box. I've tried every combination of wires, What am i doing wrong? |
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RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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| Leave the bare wires alone. Hook black to one screw and white to the other. If that does not work, something else is wrong. |
RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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| I have my doubts that this is a serious question. But my suggestion is to turn the breaker back on. |
RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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You might try putting the old switch back in the circuit.
You might try the new switch in a different room.
New does not always equal good. |
RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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| If there is a red wire, is this a 3-way circuit? |
RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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@ weedmeister
Even if only two wires, one red one black? |
RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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| " I've tried every combination of wires" obviously, no you have not..... Is this a joke or something? |
RE: Replacing an old single pole light switch from 1987
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| If there are only two wires, there is only one "combination of wires". What is the point here? You either have a bad switch, burned out light bulb, or forgot to turn the breaker back on. |
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