HS200 Light switch wiring
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So I just bought a new smart light switch, and went to install it, but the fixture has two black wires and I only have one live wire coming through the wall. Is the light switch not going to work? Or do I connect the two wires to the one live wire? I was thinking maybe it powered two seperate things in the switch???
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Not safely, you need all 3 wires. If they're not available the box needs to be re-wired.
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You will likely want to hire an electrician but, there are some youtube videos on how to re-wire a box with no neutral wire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ictADG2xQw&t=208s
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Chris1230 wrote
So I just bought a new smart light switch, and went to install it, but the fixture has two black wires and I only have one live wire coming through the wall. Is the light switch not going to work? Or do I connect the two wires to the one live wire? I was thinking maybe it powered two seperate things in the switch???
Is there a ground wire? Or is this an old home where they use to run power to each light and send down either the neutral or the live wire to be completed by the switch?
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