i ran my hot wire to my switch,so i can run a bath fan.its a single switch,which homedepot said is the one i needed.and i hooked both black wires to the bottom screw-and both white to the top. this is all on one side of the switch.but it will blow the fuse? i would think the switch should have hookups on both sides of it.? no? what am i doing wrong.
2007-12-30 13:16:20 · 6 answers · asked by shorts 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Remove what you have done! Wirenut the two white wires together then put one black wire on one switch terminal and the other black wire on the other switch terminal.
One of the black wires is the hot wire. The other black wire goes to the fan.
The white wires are the neutral or return wires. When you splice them together, it completes the neutral circuit from the fan back to the breaker box.
The switch, when turned on, connects the two black wires so the electricity goes thru the switch, up to the fan. thru the fan motor and back down the white wire to the panel, completing the circuit.
I hope this helps.
2007-12-30 13:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by billy brite 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
hook the 2 whites together, that lets neutral through to the light, the switch breaks the black wires, one on top the other on the bottom, bare wire or green (ground)to the green screw on the switch.
2007-12-30 13:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by jay p 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
White, (return), wires don't go to switches.
Black, (power), in one side of the switch.
Black from the other side of the switch to the fan.
White from the white in the switchbox to the
other terminal of the fan.
2007-12-30 13:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When you flip the switch you are creating a direct short. Wire nut your common back together (white) Run one side of of your hot (black) into one of the side poles and the other end to the other pole. Do not forget to turn off your breaker while working on the switch.
2007-12-30 23:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by prymo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-12-30 21:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by Jack the Toad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just splice the black wire and only hook that up to the switch, one on each end.
2007-12-30 13:20:57 · answer #6 · answered by milton1007 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋