Why would a light switch be wired with the neutral wire?
2014年5月1日 · I'm having trouble installing a WEMO wall switch. The light I want to use it on is a single on/off switch, not a 3 way switch. When I remove the face plate, the neutral wire is wired …
Is switching the neutral OK? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
2021年8月9日 · The hot wire is therefore dangerous. The neutral wire is connected to ground at the breaker box, which is connected to physical ground nearby. If you switch the hot line and …
Connecting timer with no neutral wire in box
2011年9月18日 · My old rocker switch has 2 black wires and there doesn't appear to be a neutral (white) wire in the box. There is a second switch in the box to control a wall outlet. That one …
Wifi light switch needs neutral wire. Why? AND Can that wire be a ...
2019年5月20日 · The neutral wire to the switch cannot be a light-gauge wire (at least if you are in an area subject to NEC codes; likely similar elsewhere in the world) because codes are based …
Is it normal to have a light switch setup using only the hot wire?
one where the switch is between the supply and the light fixture(s). This is how your switches are wired. As you can see from the diagram, the white wire is used -- it completes the circuit back …
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2022年8月23日 · This switch is part of a modern switch loop - one that provides neutral at the switch (as pointed out in a comment by Manasseh Katz in a comment, below). In this case, the …
What happens if ground and neutral are swapped in a light switch?
2020年9月26日 · Only neutral. Neutral is the wire that current returns to the panel on when a circuit is being used. Ground is for shunting unwanted voltage. Both are needed, but the latter …
wiring - How can I identify a neutral wire? - Home Improvement …
2014年11月17日 · I'm trying to install a WeMo light switch in the place of an existing switch. I'm unsure which wire is neutral, or if I have one at all. Below is a photo of where I'm at currently. …
When wiring a switch, should I break the neutral or power wire?
2019年2月4日 · This was also a problem with non-polarized, 2-prong plugs: if you plugged it in "backward", the on/off switch would break the neutral rather than hot, and your bulb's screw …
Why would a switch be wired with its neutral connected to ground?
2017年6月15日 · Take whatever is on the white wire off in the light fixture. Attack it to the black wire; Disconnect the ground from the fixture's neutral and the neutral in the picture. Nut the …