Looking for help on the wiring of this dimmer switch. When you see a red wire in a light switch box it can mean two things.
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Dimmer switch red wire. How to wire dimmer switch replacing one way switch with dimmer one duration. Currently only one the left works. Looking for help on the wiring of this dimmer switch. With the current switch you have turned off take a voltmeter and you can see which one of the wires is 12v and which goes to your lights. Or it could be the red wire is the wire going to the fixture and the black wires are the live wires. A two way dimmer switch has three wires coming out of the back.
The black and red wires running between the switches connect the travelers. Im moving a light switch to a different wall and have found that the cable from the switch to the light has 3 wires but i dont know why. Building a 35kwh diy solar generator for 650 start to finish duration. Well cover the easier scenario first. But one of the wires may. Connect the second remaining traveler wire from the wall to the black load wire on the c by ge smart switch.
At the dimmer the black wire is connected to the common wire and at the other end to the hot terminal on the light. Currently only one the left works. For our example well use the black traveler. Connect the line wire and one of the traveler wires from the wall to the black line wire on the c by ge smart switch. 3 way smart switch neutral wire required treatlife 24ghz wifi. The 2 wire source feeds to an adjacent switch for a differ.
In this example we used the red traveler but you can use either one. It doesnt matter if you reverse the two switch wires to a single pole dimmer. Log in or sign up to leave a comment. But if youre replacing a three way switch with a three way dimmer label the common wire itll be labeled on the old switch when you remove the old switch so you can connect it to the common terminal on the dimmer. When installing your dimmer remember electricity flows into it on one side and out on the other side. 3 way smart switch neutral wire required treatlife wifi light switch works with alexa google assistant remote control etl schedule no hub required 4 pack 47 out of 5 stars 383.
On the switch the black should goto ground which should be that white wire bundle you have the red goes to 12v and the white goes to the lights. In most cases the two switch wires will be some color other than green or white usually black. Usually two wires will be black and one will be green. Posted by 4 months ago. However it might have one red one white and one green or one black one white and one green. Smart dimmer switch neutral wire required treatlife wifi light switch for dimmable led halogen and incandescent bulbs compatible with alexa google assistant remote control single pole 4 pack 46 out of 5 stars 730.
This diagram is the same as the previous one but the dimmer comes first in the circuit. It could be there is or once was a three way switch in play. Sent from my sm g950u using tapatalk 2017 momentum 399th. Plus learn how to change a single pole switch to a 3 way switch.
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