How to Wire a Single-Pole Switch

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[oshtoolman]

Love those Leviton switches. I changed out all of mine with these and in some locations, used the ones that have lights in the switch itself.

[Eddy]

Excellent vid Wild Bill ...Wago's are life savers ...They're some other lever connectors out there that are pretty good as well ... Their catching on and are popular ...

[Marcel_Germann]

Here in Germany most manufacturers don't make simple on/off switches anymore. Because you can also use 3-way switches instead, just connect the permanent line to the common of the switch and the switched line of the light fixture to one of the terminals for the travellers.
The only exception are isolator switches, which are 2-pole switches which switch all active wires off (the line and the neutral). In most cases they also got a neon indicator that lights up if the switch is in the on position. Here they are mostly used to switch off the central heating system of the house.

[normabrambila]

Great video however can you show the wiring to the light?
Is it conneting all the white wires together and black wires together and ground togetrher?
Also what if the power (HOT) is near the light?
Thank you

[tedmcdonald]

Great informative video, thanks Bill!!!

[LuisAlvarez-rrqh]

Hello how do you call when the wire from the light and the one from the switch goin to a junction box and how do you wire, 3 wire in total

[josephdurish]

Hi Bill, I have a question about the wire staples you have in this video.they are the same staples I use, are they supposed to be tight holding the wire firmly or a little loose so the wire can move around.

[ghibliinu]

4:05 Seems like there shouldn't be an insulating washer attached to that mounting screw under the grounding clip, why would it be there? Strange. Thanks for this Mr. Bill!!!

[sweatywop]

First ! Good morning sparky On my way to do some eletric work

[lancer]

Hey, Bill! Great video! Solves most of an install issue I have been worrying about. I have this Hubbell HBL1221ILC *lighted* switch. It's supposed to be lit when the switch is off, but there is absolutely no wiring or other installation information with this switch. Not even on the inside of the box! Two brass terminals, with no indications of which is which, and one ground terminal. Any idea on how this thing should be wired up correctly? Much appreciated!

[Carlos.USA]

is it ok then just to use the self grounding clip and not the green cable ground pigtail ?

[cirbill]

would like to see switched photo cell for outdoor string lights.

[stephenlittle]

Hi. In England all earth / ground wires must have a cover green sleeve on them. Why does your not have any. Surly would be safer if you did it our way.

[Bluesman]

Bill, I have a question for you. There are electricians on a Facebook page, that are really slamming Wago lever nuts, have you ever had one fail, not make good contact and heat up? Thanks.

[maryc.]

I changed out my light switch, however now my outlets will only work when the switch is on. What have I done wrong??

[bradybundamx]

Why do you use 12 gage wire when you can use 14 gage?

[LuisAlvarez-rrqh]

Hello can you upload a video how to wire a doorbell trasformer

[josephrhodes]

I'm really surprised that you're using wago's. There's no code against use of wages as long as they are UL Listed. However, I can't tell you how many times I've heard from others to not use wago's because of their unreliability.