First Class Connecting A Dimmer Switch

See lights and switches although there was none there we have added a red indicator to the black wire.

Connecting a dimmer switch. Houses wired with plastic sheathed cable almost always have bare copper ground wires that you ll connect to the toggle dimmer switch. The process of installing a dimmer switch for led is the same as that of installing a switch. Expert electrical diy tips from videojug and aspect maintenance subscribe.

Now connect the other two wires to the other side keeping in mind which one goes on top and which one gets connected to the bottom. Use a screwdriver to press the metal grounding clip and bare copper wire 6 inches to the grounded metal box. Both of these wires are live wires when the circuit is reconnected.

You will find a red and black wire connected to the switch. But test first using a neon voltage tester to verify that the wire is connected to a ground. If you have a metal face plate for your switch there should also be a green and yellow earth wire to a small terminal on this.

The ground wire is typically green or copper and should be connect to the bottom center wire on your dimmer. Use the connectors wire nuts supplied with the fixture to attach theblack wires coming out of the dimmer switch to the colored wires that were attached to the terminals on the old switch. First connect the ground wire to the corresponding wire on your dimmer.

Next set up the three way dimmer switch wiring. Cut a little section of the drywall beneath the box so as to provide a way for the clip. For single pole dimmers you have to connect all ground wires from your dimmer to a green or bare copper wire in the wall box.

Connect the ground wire to the three way dimmer switch first. Then connect the red wire to the side of the switch with the solitary screw. Bench and pinch wire.