Im attempting to add a second light fixture to an existing wiring run which currently has a single fixture attached to a single pole switch. Take note of which wire causes the tester to light up.
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How to add a second switch to a light. Pull the switch from the box and loosen the terminal screws slipping the circuit. Then unscrew and remove the switch. Strip the last one inch of your new black wire and place all three black wires together. Guide to adding a light fixture. How to install a switch. Remove the cover plate from the existing light switch.
Remove the cover plate to the existing switch the power is off. If you can do this just get a second 2477s or 2477d and get hot and neutral power to it. With the light switch turned off hold the noncontact voltage detector against each of the wires connected to the switch. Adding a light fixture mid circuit you can usually install a light fixture between an existing one and the switch by cutting the cable to the existing fixture at the location of the new one inserting the ends of the cable into the electrical box for the new fixture and pigtailing the new fixture onto these wires. Unscrew the wire nut holding the two black wires together on your existing light. Unscrew the wire nut holding the two white wires together.
Remove the existing switch. New 2 wire cable is run from the switch box to the new light fixture location. Twist the wire nut onto the three wires to secure them. Then in the new location see if you can get power to a switch. Remove the two 6 32 screws securing the switch in the box. This arrangement will allow for controlling each light separately.
This is the hot wire and the one youll connect to the hot side of the new double switch. Fish cable to the new switch box. Yet here i am adding a switch to an existing light. 3 way switches and. The power currently comes into the fixture. This is about a 15 min project plus the time it takes to chase the wire took me about 30 minutes to chase the wire.
Just replace the original switch with an insteon 2477s switch or 2477d dimmer. The hot from the switch loop is spliced with a pigtail to both switches. At the switch location a new double gang box is installed to allow room for a second switch to control the new light. Either pull it from a receptacle on the same wall or add an extra gang to an existing wall box. If i can do it so can you. Id like to avoid replacing the wire thats run to the switch if possible which is 12 2 and simply pass the hot through the new second fixture to.
Prep the switch locations.
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