2007-04-12 03:38:14 · 13 answers · asked by questions1440 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Purchase a voltage tester. Less than $20 depending on the brand you buy. Turn off the breaker for the switch and check the wires on the switch. I have seen cross connections in fixtures that leave the wires hot from another wire being connected so be sure the wires you are working on are dead. I think I paid $12 for my Greenlee teater. It has a light and sound when hot wires are touched with the end of it.
2007-04-12 03:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First you have shut the power go in the panelbox and look for the lighting circuit your working on and shut it off. Second remove the screw to the cover plate and the two screw for the actual light switch and slowly pull it straight out and notice which wire is is on the top and which is in the bottom make a note of it then remove wires and replace the switch with a new one place the wires the same way they were before and tighten them and push into place and screw it to the box with the 2 screws you removed and the cover plate also with its 1 screw ..Last of all turn breaker back on and your done...
2007-04-13 14:16:40 · answer #2 · answered by PENATRATOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electrical voltage is similar to water pressure and can result in a current (flow of electron) through a resistance. AC voltage alternately pushes and pulls electrons through a circuit. If you touch a live wire (behind a light switch) you likely will get a poke. The electrical voltage will push electrons into your body (charging your body) then pull them back out at 60 Hz. If you are well grounded (perhaps touching plumbing leading back to the ground) you will be grounded and greatly increased electron current will flow through your body (back and forth) limited only by the resistance of your body which could be low if your hands are sweaty. If the path of the electrons through a body includes the heart the shock may stop the heart resulting in possible death. Because central power plants and houses are well connected to the earth (grounded) electricity flows through supply wires and the ground and by touching a well grounded object you may unintentionally complete a circuit. I heard that electricians have one of the safest occupations, because they always deenergize circuits that they plan to work on.
2016-04-01 11:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by Aline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to shut the power off or the live wire will arc (spark) when you hit it with a screwdriver (which you need to do to disconnect it from the switch).
I doubt you'll get electrocuted (unless you're standing in water), but it'll cause a lot of sparks and maybe give you a shock or two before the circuit breaker trips on it's own.
2007-04-12 03:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by wizbangs 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Turn off the power to it at the breaker box. If it's broken in the off position you can use a voltage tester at the switch.
2007-04-12 03:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by daffyduct2006 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn off the electricity at the main circuit box.
2007-04-12 03:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn the breaker off to that circuit.
2007-04-12 03:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by frosty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy, turn of the general power
but if you did not know this, you may not try to fix the switch, couse once you doi it and put the general power on again, you might cause a fire
2007-04-12 03:42:46 · answer #8 · answered by gone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Turn the power off.
2007-04-12 03:41:26 · answer #9 · answered by runner1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seriously, if you need to ask something like that, call an electrician or someone that knows what they are doing.
2007-04-12 03:43:02 · answer #10 · answered by pappy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋