Wiring two HS200's side by side
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I bought two HS200S and I am installing them into a an existing light switch box that has two switches side by side, one for kitchen lights and the other one for an outdoor porch light. I noticed there are no white wires going to neither one of the switches, and there are no grounds. But I read that the neutral wires are sometimes pushed back into the box (like mine is) only thing, there are two sets of white wires bundles up and capped with wire nuts. I am not sure which set to use.
Can the white neutral wires on BOTH switches be capped together with the white wires that are inside the box? I hope this made sense. I have always installed standard switches before, but this is confusing me. Enclosed is a photo with the two sets of white wires. The white set on top looks larger, and the white set on bottom looks smaller with a smaller cap. Not sure which to use.
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@Frostbyte Yes, will be fine for a temporary situation.
Regarding why the neutral and ground were not used with old switches - well the ground absolutely should have been - there should have been a ground to each switch tieing into that ground wire nut. The terminal for the Ground Wire you can see on the left side (per your image view) of your switches and that screw is normally green.
The neutral however is not used on a manual switch since you are only switching the line voltage; the wire nut on the neutral wires is to connect the neutral through from the Line Romex cable (the one that comes from your breaker) through to the Load Romex cable (the one that goes to your light fixture) since there is no provision for this on the switch.
Hope that helps.
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@Bethel.8009 Ohh that's good and reassuring, thankyou.. I'll fix it as soon as I get home. The homes where I am at were all built in 1989, and that doesn't surprise me any. They were built fast and cheap as possible. No telling what other bad surprises are hidden. Wonder if I should ground every outlet and switch in the house?
Thank you again for taking the time to explain, and help....much appreciated....you guys are great!
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