If you have to something other than Romex, just substitute as needed. Connect these pigtails to the fixtures black, white, and ground wires (and box if metal).Īt L1B, L2B, and 元B, simply connect your colors.Be sure to pigtail the ground wire to box if it is metal.Īll Romex is 12-2wg if on a 20A breaker, 14-2wg if on a 15A breaker. Wirenut the black pigtail with the two blacks, white with whites, bare with bare. I know all the white wires have to be put together along. Connect the black of R1A to the other screw of SW1. Connect each of these pigtails to one of the screws of each switch. Wirenut the three of them to the black wire from PR. Repeat for R2A and R3A to SW2 and SW3 respectively.Īt L1A, you will need a black, white, and bare pigtail (two if box is metal). It is not feasible to wire from the existing light so, the wiring would have to be from the switch. Connect one pigtail to the box if metal, then one pigtail to each switches green screw.
#Combine two lights to one switch how to
I have two thoughts on this and am wondering how to get it to work. Two separate light switches are able to control a single light through the use of special electrical wiring and a three-way switch. Instead of two switches, control them both with one smart switch (zooz 21 probably) I can also control remotely. One switch controls a set of lights above my mirror, and the other one controls the ceiling lights. Connect one pigtail to the box if metal, then one pigtail to each switches green screw. Looking to see if I can wire two light switches into one smart switch in my bathroom. DIY Electrical Forum Electrical Appliances Lighting Advice Forum Electrical Tools. Electrical Forum Wiring and Theories PIR PAT Tools and Products. Make 3 bare pigtails (4 if box is metal) and wirenut them together with all the bare wires. Is there such a thing as a double light switch with 1 dimmer switch and 1 regular switch on it On top of it Id need it in brushed steel finish. A romex is also run from 元A to 元B.Īt the switch box, wirenut ALL whites together.
PR comes from the breaker box, into the three gang box.Ģ. Then there's L2A, L2B, 元A, 元B.You get the pictureġ. L1B = Second light in the first pair of lights About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. L1A = First light in the first pair of lights RL2, R元 = same as above to 2nd/3rd respectively RL1 = Romex supplying power to first pair of lights two home runs from the electrical panel) in play here, you can't 'combine' the switches in the manner you're thinking of.
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