I only have 2 wires in my switch box - one black and one neutral. Will this switch work? Would I just cap the red and ground wires?
518731
Yes, it would work. It can be used as a single pole switch or a double pole switch (turn light on and off from 2 locations.)You can connect/attach the green wire to the wall box wherever you can or to the grounding wires inside the wall box.Cap the red wire with one of the wire nuts provided or you can buy a smaller one at a local hardware store or home repair center.
36026
To be perfectly honest with you, if you aren't sure about wiring, maybe this isn't the right product for you. It will mean using trim tools and splicing to a found 12v wire. If you want to press forward, the red goes to a switched +12vdc source, and the black goes to a chassis ground point.Good luck.
521050
It should work. You just have to take the old one out of the container and put the new switch in. Then connect the 2 electric wires (splice them together).
36025
To be perfectly honest with you, if you aren't sure about wiring, maybe this isn't the right product for you. It will mean using trim tools and splicing to a found 12v wire. If you want to press forward, the red goes to a switched +12vdc source, and the black goes to a chassis ground point. Good luck.
1985827
You can use this switch in an installation with only 2 wires. I have used a few of these devices over many years. While they are very handy, to me they seem to be fragile and sometimes die during/after a storm. I like them because they work in a normal wall box. Allen
480023
It will not work with a standard 3 way switch. You need to replace each 3-way with one of these. I used one of these and a 2334 Keypad dimmer switch. Either one can control the load, and the two devices are linked together. Be sure you have a neutral wire at each switch location. If it does not exist you should be able to use the existing 3 conductor cable to provide this.
2188052
I just looked at my install guide and there is a big note on the front that says "Note This switch cannot be used is no neutral wire (white wires joint together) inside the electrical box." hope that helps
1809642
The answer is probably yes. You would use one master and 5 slave (auxiliary) switches to do this. You would need 3-conductor plus ground cable between all the switches so you can keep the ground, neutral, and traveler in parallel with the master and one more black wire (load or hot) if needed, to get the load or hot from one switch box to another so the master switch has both the load and hot black wires attached to it. A 3-way or 4-way has the black load wire at one end and the black hot wire at the other; the 4-way switch (or multiples in a 6-way setup) wouldn't have the load or hot wire in that box - it would usually have a black, red, and ground going each direction to another 3-way and/or 4-way switch. I think the instructions show a 4-way setup.
554191
There aren't 3 power wires. The provided switch connects to 2 of the red wires. That leaves one power wire to run to a 12v source. There is also a black ground wire. Please refer to the diagram that came with the instructions. Given that you actually have this question, I too would suggest using an install technician...
1492059
4 wires total, Ground ( Bare ), Nuteral ( White ), Slow Hot ( Black or Red ) and Fast Hot ( Whatever was not used for Slow ). If you use a switch with it you will find you connect all the wires. You could connect it as SLOW or FAST ONLY and then cap the left over wire.
1335678
The red/black wires are still right? I connected mine to a 9 volt connector. the remaining wires was trial and error for me. If they didn't work one way, I just reversed them.
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.
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.
775099
There is no simple way for a homeowner to add a neutral wire to an existing switch box. You should hire an electrician for safety reasons. Also, this is a single pole switch and will not work as a 3 way switch.
1623637
To hook up a 3 way Switch you need a common carrier using 14/3 NMD wire. On the Dimmers they are meant for single hook ups. There is only A black and red wire coming out of the Dimmer with a green ground wire. Don't take a chance trying as you could blow the Dimmer completely. If you have a friend that is an Electrician I am sure that he will tell you the same thing as I just did. I am a Licensed Electrician here in Canada so it cannot be used in a three way application. Sorry Buddy.
85836
You can use this switch in an installation with only 2 wires. I have used a few of these devices over many years. While they are very handy, to me they seem to be fragile and sometimes die during/after a storm. I like them because they work in a normal wall box.Allen
2087133
This is a dual wire, so if you want the black to be ground and the red to be power, simply wire it that way, or vice versa.