Episode 3 - How To Wire For and Install A Switch

00:00 Intro
00:40 How to wire and install a switch
03:10 Importance of the height of installing the switch
06:35 Running wire to the electrical boxes
08:40 Stapling down the wires
11:50 Organizing wires in to place
12:26 Wire nut placement
14:00 Twisting wires nicely
16:45 Applying wires to switch screws
17:42 Tighten ground first
20:12 Screw switch to electrical box
22:20 Keyless Fixture install
25:00 Testing a light bulb
27:02 Outro

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This episode covers the basics of installing an electrical switch. I cover mounting boxes, drilling holes, running 12/2 romex from a power source to a new switch box. From that switch box I install another piece of 12/2 romex to a light above. After wiring and rough-in I install a decor single-pole 15a switch and a keyless fixture with a lightbulb.

I talk briefly about how to rip out wires and twist joints, as well as how to test with a multimeter using continuity to see whether or not a bulb is bad. This is the very beginning of a series from basic to advanced that will show apprentice electricians several different ways to install electrical materials and devices.

**Disclaimer - These videos are for training purposes alone, all work done on electrical systems should be done by a licensed and insured electrical contractor. If you are not an electrician, do not attempt any of the work you are seeing in these videos.**

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