I am putting in a exhaust fan in the bathroom, and would like to run the wires form the same circut as the light switch n the bathroom. So the lead wires form that light switch will be hooked in with the fan.
2007-08-02 02:05:23 · 5 answers · asked by scott f 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The neutrals (white) are tied together. But there may be a white wire on the light switch. That is a hot wire. Don't connect it to the other white wires. More information would help. Be careful.
2007-08-02 03:20:48 · answer #1 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off you do not unwire the house wiring(or stuff won't work). 2 black,2 white, means it powers that outlet AND another. Single ground is a continuous wire throughout the house wired finally to a ground stake(which is why it is called ground) AC black and AC white...both are hot so treat them with respect. They do not give you the nice tingly feeling. More the "Fry Guy" kind if your muscles don't jolt you away first. All the outlets I know of are just screws(no wires). And you DON'T want to hook up a GFI to a garbage disposal which has a motor. Why? Because the sparking in the motor off the brushes will be seen as an interuption, so the GFI will switch off. There is no GFI where the refrigerator goes, the coffee maker and if you are lucky somewhere in the hallway (mainly because a vacuum cleaner has an electric motor in it with brushes and the sparks off the brushes are seen by GFI and it turns off the power and must be reset and reset and reset and reset...you get the idea. Useless when vacuuming using an industrial vacuum cleaner which had dual motors. Also means the hair dryer, electric plug in heaters - basically anything with a switch and produces heat (yes, refrigerators produce heat out the back as it cools the interior of the fridge.
2016-05-21 00:00:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, the only wires that are to be ran to your light switches are the "hot" wires (normally a black wire if white is the neutral wire). The neutral wires (usually white) are usually by-passed around the switch and tied together with a electric wire nut then taped with black electrical tape.
NEVER connect a hot wire with a neutral wire. That could create a short and burn your house down.
Basically what the light switch does is break and reconnect the circuit on the hot wire.
Some lighted light switches might have you connect the neutral wire to the light switch to power the light inside the switch, but that is normally the only kind of switch that requires a neutral wire to be ran to it. Make sure to read the directions well. And always make sure you have the power off before working on any electrical wires.
Also, for electrical wiring, most screws are color coded. The hot wires are to go to the bronze colored screws. The neutral wires are to go to the silver colored screws. Ground wires usally go to a green tinted screw.
2007-08-02 03:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
devilishblueyes
Do not use Direct Current terminology (conventional current flow or electron theory) when describing Alternating Circuits)
Please do not give electrical advice. Most electrical systems are Alternating Current. There is no reference to positive or negative. Residential wiring system in Canada and the U.S.A are normally 3 wire 230/115 volt. The transformer that supplies this is normally a single phase centre tap transformer.
230 volts is obtained buy using the 2 Line (Hot, Live) conductors (referred to as Line wires not positive).
115 volts is obtained by using 1 line and the neutral (identified conductor) which comes off the centre tap.
The line is protected by fuses or circuiter breakers.
The centre tap is grounded at the transformer and the neutral is grounded only in the Service Entrance Disconnect Switch ( 2 pole Fusible or Breaker).
The last part of your description is correct except the positive and negative.
The line (hot, live) wire (usualy black) is connected to the brass or bronze coloured screwon a receptacle or black wire on a fixture.
The Neutral (identified) wire (white or light gray) is connected to the silver coloured screw on a receptacle or white wire on a fixture.
The Ground is connected to the green coloured screw or wire(sometimes it is difficult to see the green). some fixtures have green wires and some have green screws. Fluorescent fixtures usually have green screws
Please do some research on residential distribution and wiring systems
2007-08-02 19:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Comp-Elect 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Always match color to color and what's left over you ground
2007-08-02 02:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by chile chill 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋