Single Pole Switch Wiring Diagram. It has four terminals. If the wire end is in poor condition trim off the bare end.
The white wire of the romex going to the switch is attached to the black line in the fixture box using a wirenut. Either 14 2 with ground wg for 15 amp circuits or 12 2wg for 20 amp circuits. It has four terminals.
If the wire end is in poor condition trim off the bare end.
This switch wiring diagram shows the power source starting at the fixture box. The difference between a single and double pole switch is that the latter controls two circuits at the same time. Inspect the end of each wire. Before i show you how i wired my specific light switches i want to show you a drawing that i did showing what a basic switch and light configuration looks like.
