Unscrew the wire nut holding the two black wires together on your existing light. Tucker speaks to founder of company designed to sway people away from college duration.
How To Add A Switch To A Light Fixture Pretty Handy Girl
How to add a switch to a light. If your wiring is long enough you can use it to run to the switch. Check that there is no. Measure the distance from your fixture to the. If not youll have to wire a longer wire from the light fixture to the switch or from the switch to the power source. Wiring the new light. This is about a 15 min project plus the time it takes to chase the wire took me about 30 minutes to chase the wire.
With the light switch turned off hold the noncontact voltage detector against each of the wires connected to the switch. How to wire an additional light to an existing light switch adding a light to a circuit. Generally wall switches are on the right hand side a few feetmetres. If there are other people in the home always tell them that you have. Take note of which wire causes the tester to light up. Yet here i am adding a switch to an existing light.
Turn off all power supply to the room in which you will be working. This is the hot wire and the one youll connect to the hot side of the new double switch. Always turn off the power to the fixture. Decide where you want to place your switch. How to add a switch to a light fixture duration. Disconnect the wiring from the light fixture and outlet.
Install the new light fixture and fish the wires down to the switch box. If i can do it so can you.
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