Top Notch Three Black Wires In Light Switch
I assumed it was a single pole switch as it is a simple switch to turn on the bedroom light and there are no other controlling switches but when i pulled the old switch out of the wall i found three black wires attached to it two go directly into the switch and a third is screwed on the side.
Three black wires in light switch. If the light turns on the second black wire you connected to the switch is the switch feed and the unconnected black wire is the feed to the other loads. Terminate it to the top screw when the switch toggle is in the off position at the top of the switch. 1 the single black wire is the load wire.
I am trying to install a dimmer switch in my bedroom. The connected wire feeds the other loads and the disconnected wire is the light feed. If the light doesn t turn on then it s the other way around.
I m positive that this is a single pole switch installed inline with a pair of lights and not part of a three way.