Fix it home improvement channel 157983 views. Youll need a screwdriver a pair of wire strippers a double switch plate and a voltage tester.
Wiring A 3 Way Dimmer In A Single Pole Application With Screw Terminals
Convert double switch to single switch. Theyre separate switches are located next to each other as a double switch. Its just the combination of two spst switches that are controlled simultaneously by one mechanism. Either you can do it yourself or take help of an expert. And im wondering how do i install it because the new switch is only as wide a one switch so how do i. If the fixtures are wired in a series meaning the switch connects only to one cable and the fixtures are wired to each other inside the wall an electrician will have to be called to separate the cables and run them individually to the switch. You had to turn on the light at the switch and then dim it from across the room.
A double pole switch is referred as a double pole single throw switch. Test the switch with the voltage tester to ensure that no voltage exists. Which has both the light and fan controls on one switch. I have a bedroom ceiling fan and light. On the other side of the room there was a dimmer switch which controlled the left light. So i no longer need two switches.
Start by shutting off the power of the area you are working on. On one side of the room there is a double switch which controls both lights 2 switches one panel. This is how you can use a double pole switch as a single pole. The left switch controls the left light the right the right light. Combination switch installation duration. Double switch 3 way switch and single pole conduit duration.
But share one wall plate. And a bare copper wire to the green looted ground screw this double switch the size of a normal flat type that you depress to turn on and off it is divided in the middle so you press the top to operate the four. The double switch has 3 black wires connected to the side they re connected to a black screw on the bottom to a gold color screw in the middle and a gold colored screw at the top. I have bought a new dimmerfan control switch from lutron.
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