Outrageous Installing Dimmer Switch 2 Wires
The old switch had 3 wires.
Installing dimmer switch 2 wires. One black was screwed into a red cable wire in the wall but the other black was screwed into two black wires coming out of the wall. Match the size of the wire connector you re using to the size and number of wires being connected. If not what would you recommend when i only have 2 wires circa 1930.
In our example the new dimmer switch has pig tails to connect to the existing wire. Remove the 2 wires from the existing switch by cutting them with diagonal pliers or other suitable device or loosen the screw terminals as required. Hello i recently purchased a dimmer switch.
2 black and one green. I detached the old one and purchased a new one after capping the live wires of course. The new switch has 4 wires.
Honestly we also have been remarked that 2 way dimmer switch wiring diagram is being just about the most popular field at this moment. Can i attach the new switch somehow. Wiring a dimmer switch is as simple as wiring a 2 way switch.
The two black wires were attached to the wires coming out of the wall and the green wire was attached to nothing. How to install a dimmer switch. Any electrician will tell you that this will not work for a regular double switch three way circuit.
Beyond the solid wire. The old one had three wires coming out of the back of the switch. Two blacks and a green ground wire.