![]() ![]() If helpful, I can take a picture of the wires as they are now but essentially it mirrors the sketch below (ignoring the ground wires). Switch loops work by stealing a hot that's in an attic or maybe in a light fixture box in the ceiling, and sending that hot down to the switch on a white wire. ![]() And the lights cannot be individually controlled). Then if I turn the second switch on, nothing changes. ![]() That made both switches work (and the lights in the bathroom) but each switch powered both lights (i.e., if I turn one switch on, both lights go on. Can I run 2 lights from one switch The answer is yes one switch can turn on multiple lights. And youre going to have a black and white wire in each one. Lastly, I did try to pigtail the two black wires on the left side and pigtail the two black wires on the right side, and then run a wire to each switch. Quote from Youtube video: So all you really have to do is run another wire from the other octagon box where the other light will be so that will be a 14 to again. Also, apparently one of these wires continue to the bathroom and I can't get any of those lights to work now. I've tried all the possibilities and best I can get is to get one of the light switches to work. My issue now is I have no idea to which terminal to connect the four wires. The ground wires have two wires coming out that connect to the light switches.Īs I understand it from other posts, its not uncommon to have the 4 white wires pigtailed together. I have 4 black wires coming out, 4 white wires that are pigtailed together, and 4 ground wires pigtailed together. Check the outlet for power with the voltage tester, and then head to the electrical. I've seared the forum and found some guidance for people with similar issue, but mine seems to be a little different. Be sure to shut the power to the existing outlet off before doing anything else. The wire nut may just need to be re-installed to get a good connection from the panel (or previous device). Ended up taking off the two light switches but did not write down or take a picture of how it was previously wired. If, upon installation of a new switch, the short black wire from the switch to the wire nut causes a tug on the wire nut and a loose connection of the incoming hot is formed, then none of the other devices downstream will get power either. We recently moved to a condo and I was looking to replace some dated dimmers with regular on/off light switches to be able to use LED bulbs. 240VAC double pole switches require both 120VAC hot wire, which are usually a black and red wire connected to the switch. ![]()
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