the light and switch are already mounted and I have to wire it up this morning. the source of power is next to the light . can i do it with just one run of cable(live , neutral and earth) from the light to the switch.?
2006-09-08 22:20:20 · 11 answers · asked by dan c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
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2006-09-09 01:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by RAMSBOTTOM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wiring a light to a single pole switch is easy enough to do without a diagram. You say the power source is at the light. first CUT OFF THE BREAKER and kill power. Next, assuming that you are using two strand 12 gauge wire or romex, at the light fixture connect the white wires One from the power line and one from the light fixture. This is the neutral.
Two strand 12 gauge actually has three wires one black one white and one bare copper. The copper is ground and should be connected together.
Now, the wire from the switch to the light may be three strand romex. it has an additional red wire. This is called a traveler. Connect the black line from the power at the light to the black line going to the switch. connect the red line from the switch to the light.
At the switch, connect to black line to the switch and connect the red to the other side of the switch. There is a little green screw on the side of the switch. This is for the bare copper ground wire.The white wire does nothing at the switch it is not connected to anything.
You will now have power going to the switch and when the switch is on power will go to the light and out thru the neutral and the light and switch should work. Be sure that your connections are good before you turn on the breaker.
This is easy enough but if you run into trouble you may consider and electrician
2006-09-09 01:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by Vic F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, I think so.
the power goes to the ceiling rose. The live goes to a spare terminal on the rose. The neutral goes straight to the neutral of the bulb.
you drop a two-core cable down to the switch. The red in that should be live. The black is then "switched live". At either end, I think you should put a little red band on the black wire so that it's clearly switched live. But I'm not sure if that's necessary these days.
Then the switched live goes to the bulb.
PS Yay! Chris S says the same thing. Agree about earths.
2006-09-08 22:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will not work as a light switch only has a live in and a switched live out and does not have a neutral connection. Also you should not be connecting sockets to lighting ccts
2016-03-27 03:49:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
by the source, i presume you mean a junction box.
first you need 1mm t+e (twin and earth cable.)
green/yellow sleeving
brown sleeving or tape to mark switchline.
turn of the power to your source first. and make sure it is on a 5/6 amp fuse in the fuseboard. otherwise you need to put in a fuse prior to the new cable.
Work only with the power of in this circuit or the whole fuseboard switched off.
connect the brown wire to the red/brown. all together.
place sleeving, (green/yellow) onto the bare conductor leaving enough to connect to the earth cables, (green or green + yellow).
The blue cable, will be your return live cable, to be connected to the light, so put a piece of brown sleeving on it to mark it as a live cable.
run cable to switch.
brown to common
blue marked with brown sleeving L1
green + yellow to earth on switch if metal.
if not to earth on back box if metal
if not folded away in sleeving in back of box, for future use.
now the jb needs another cable to go to light.
join the brown to the return switchline, the one with sleeving.
join the blue to neutrals black/blue
join the bare conductor, in sleeving to the earths green or green and yellow.
now this 2nd cable goes to you light, which should come with a diagram
I STILL RECOMMEND A PROFESSIONAL AS MISTAKES HAPPEN.
2006-09-11 13:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
live is the only wire switched .... the neutral and earth go straight to the light
2006-09-08 22:34:14 · answer #6 · answered by Gandalf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you have to ask this question you are not competent to do it, (No offence intended) Electricity is DANGEROUS and if you get it wrong you could cause a fire or electrocute yourself or someone else. Wiring has changed over the years and the wiring in a modern house may be completely different to that in an older premises. Best get an electrician to do it. It'll be money well spent.
2006-09-09 11:12:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
for a start how olds the house ? feeder cable could have 1 red (live) 1 black ( neutral ) 1green & yellow (earth), if its an old house, if its new 1 brown (live) 1 blue( neutral ), plus 1 earth now establish what youve got and get back to me ok ?
2006-09-08 22:34:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you need advice to wire up a switch I suggest you employ an electrician who should know all about it.
Working with electrical connections when you don`t appear to know the first thing about electrics is very dangerous
2006-09-10 08:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes, locate your live feed , conect red cables together from switch wire and live feed, then conect black from switch wire to one side oof light fitting and black from feed wire to other. all earths connect together,
switch on you have light.
2006-09-08 22:26:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋