my switch wiring has 3 wires: black (hot), white (neutral) and a ground (green). What does the RED wire get connected to?
2083348
You most likely need a switch with only black, white, & green. The red wire is hot though. With about half of the switches out there, you can wire nut the red & black to the black running to your panel. Not with the one you just got though.
2083349
The white (from the switch) goes to the neutral from the power supply and the light you are controlling, the black (from the switch) goes to the hot from the power supply, the green goes to all grounds (the power supply, the light, the electrical box), the red (from the switch) goes to the black wire that goes to the light you want to control. When the switch is activated by motion the electricity, which comes in via the black wire, goes to the red wire which in turn supplies power to the light. Basic colors, white is neutral, black is hot and red goes through a switch (can be hot). Hope that helps.
2083350
The white (from the switch) goes to the neutral from the power supply and the light you are controlling, the black (from the switch) goes to the hot from the power supply, the green goes to all grounds (the power supply, the light, the electrical box), the red (from the switch) goes to the black wire that goes to the light you want to control. When the switch is activated by motion the electricity, which comes in via the black wire, goes to the red wire which in turn supplies power to the light. Basic colors, white is neutral, black is hot and red goes through a switch (can be hot). Hope that helps. The white (from the switch) goes to the neutral from the power supply and the light you are controlling, the black (from the switch) goes to the hot from the power supply, the green goes to all grounds (the power supply, the light, the electrical box), the red (from the switch) goes to the black wire that goes to the light you want to control. When the switch is activated by motion the electricity, which comes in via the black wire, goes to the red wire which in turn supplies power to the light. Basic colors, white is neutral, black is hot and red goes through a switch (can be hot). Hope... » Read More The white (from the switch) goes to the neutral from the power supply and the light you are controlling, the black (from the switch) goes to the hot from the power supply, the green goes to all grounds (the power supply, the light, the electrical box), the red (from the switch) goes to the black wire that goes to the light you want to control. When the switch is activated by motion the electricity, which comes in via the black wire, goes to the red wire which in turn supplies power to the light. Basic colors, white is neutral, black is hot and red goes through a switch (can be hot). Hope that helps. « Show Less
2083351
Thank you for your inquiry. The wires in your junction box may not be color coded. This 4-wrie model requires neutral connection to complete a circuit. Each wire on sensor must be connected to relevant wires in the junction box.According to NEC Code, a standard junction box shall have 4 circuits. Black-Hot(power line), White-Neutral(also could be a bundle of white wires capped together in the rear of a junction box). Red-Load(The wire leads to the light bulb). Green-Ground. If you don't have neutral circuit to work this model, it would not work for your application. You may need a non-neutral model. Please check a Non-neutral model VCO-J for details. Thank you for your inquiry. The wires in your junction box may not be color coded. This 4-wrie model requires neutral connection to complete a circuit. Each wire on sensor must be connected to relevant wires in the junction box.According to NEC Code, a standard junction box shall have 4 circuits. Black-Hot(power line), White-Neutral(also could be a bundle of white wires capped together in the rear of a junction box). Red-Load(The wire leads to the light bulb). Green-Ground. If you don't have neutral circuit to work this model, it would not work for your application. You may need... » Read More Thank you for your inquiry. The wires in your junction box may not be color coded. This 4-wrie model requires neutral connection to complete a circuit. Each wire on sensor must be connected to relevant wires in the junction box.According to NEC Code, a standard junction box shall have 4 circuits. Black-Hot(power line), White-Neutral(also could be a bundle of white wires capped together in the rear of a junction box). Red-Load(The wire leads to the light bulb). Green-Ground. If you don't have neutral circuit to work this model, it would not work for your application. You may need a non-neutral model. Please check a Non-neutral model VCO-J for details. « Show Less
2226434
If you are looking at the back of the switch the top right screw is you ground the screw below is the hot wire (usually black). On the left the top screw is the neutral (usually white) and the yellow/gold screw on the bottom left is the load line which is tied into the switch which would go to your light or whatever it is that you want to control with the switch.
318007
You need to find the load wire. It's probably black. Find the hot wire..black to the switch black. Load wire to blue switch wire. White box wire to switch white wire. Ground the bare wire to the box.
1006946
As I recall, the switch has 3 wires that need to be connected. One wire is connected to the power source (hot), one wire is connected to the neutral, and the third wire goes to the load (light or receptacle, or device). This switch requires a neutral connection. I do not recall a ground wire or connection. I have used this device for a year, and found it to work just as advertised. The wire leads are 12 gauge wire.
1130168
The color of the wires on the lights are not always the same, the most common is brown, blue, green or green/yellow. the brown connects to the line side of your electrical wiring, which is probably black or red. The blue connects to the neutral side, which most likely is white, and the green or green/yellow connects to the ground. If the light has gray, blue, and green then the gray is line, the blue is still neutral, and the green is still ground.
318010
If you truly have only 3 wires total regardless of color than you can not use this switch. The light you are trying to turn on is using a switch leg where you connect black to white with a standard 2 pole light switch. There needs to be 6 wires in the box for this switch to work. No disrespect to the other people who answered but I don't think they read the problem statement correctly.
1884220
You see 3 wires, first one is green and is a ground wire. Attach it to the ground if you do not use the bare copper wire also on the fixture which is another ground wire. The other two are clear and white. On mine the white wire went to the black wire in the box and the clear one went to the white wire coming out of the box. Since this is A/C current it really should not matter which one goes to which but make sure you do use the green or bare copper wires to create the ground contact. Hope this helps.
1630213
Black to black wires, white to white and if there is a green, it goes to the ground.
2217468
There are two wires (red and black). Red is positive, center, and black is negative, outside.
1947880
I think it does matter. I didn't have any problem, because I was replacing the switch almost exactly like this. I just lined it up the same way. If you're working from scratch, sometimes there's a small ridge on one of the wires which let you know hot versus ground. Good luck.
1562313
This is a three way switch and it wires no differently than other three way switches. You would be only be wiring hot (black), traveler (red) and ground (bare) to the switch.... The neutral (white) would not be involved with the switch. Not sure if that answers your question. Please study wiring carefully or use an electrician if you are unsure of how to install these.
819861
The third wire (not black or white) is the ground wire and should be connected to the copper wire that should be in your junction box. If you don't have one coming out of the box, consult an electrician for safety.
1305496
Just connect the 2 wires, hot and neutral, to the GFCI. Ground isn't needed.
154597
This is how I use it, but you'll need 14/3 wire from the switch to the fan to do this. (Usually black + red "hot", white neutral , and bare copper ground). Most switches are only wired with 14/2 wire which only has one hot (no red)
1987106
Three wires rgb indicates red green blue. V indicates ground or negative. Use a dmx512. Use youtube for I structions
1304143
My previous set up was 3 wires. 2 hot and a ground. I did a few searches and was told that this unit did not need the ground wire so I left it disconnected as there is no place to connect it. The unit has been working fine for 8+ months now.
1130169
The color of the wires on the lights are not always the same, the most common is brown, blue, green or green/yellow. the brown connects to the line side of your electrical wiring, which is probably black or red.The blue connects to the neutral side, which most likely is white, and the green or green/yellow connects to the ground. If the light has gray, blue, and green then the gray is line, the blue is still neutral, and the green is still ground.