Hi thanks for that tip. So ok can you tell me the difference between a 1 way and three way switch? The one way switch has two wholes in the back correct? So if thats the case why would you need a three way switch? Is that so you can wire another switch to it or something? Or is it a ground connection?
On 8/25/10, Dale Leavens <dleav...@puc.net> wrote: > You can use a two way switch in a one way installation. Use the two > connections on the one side, not the top two. > > The wires are hard to pull out, the screws don't make any difference to > them, the screws are an alternative connection method only, many people feel > more confident screwing the connections down than they do with the press-in > wire connections. > > Just pull hard on the wires, it can help to twist the switch so that the > wire rotates slightly in the hole while you pull. Grasp the wire though, > don't depend on the wire holding in the box while you are pulling the switch > away. > > These grip very tightly. This is a good thing as it makes the connection by > bighting into the copper. > > Dale leavens. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Blake Hardin > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:57 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question? > > > > Hey all, i bought a light switch today to replace one of mine in the > wall and i bought a three way one instead of a one way. Now the ones > that i have in the wall are a one way, or at least thats what i think > there called, they have two wholes on the back where the wires go in > to verses the one i bought witch has three. So can i still use the one > i bought or do i have to get one like the one thats in the wall? Also > when putting the light cover back on over the switches how come those > dang little wholes are so hard to line up? Like i will have one screw > in there and it will line up just fine then when i try to put another > screw in the screw goes in at an angle. I got it back on and > everything is fine but why are those wholes so hard to line up? Oh, > one more thing when i was in there, i couldn't manage to get the wires > lose from the switch. I unscrewed the screws that were in the sides of > it and tryed to pull them out but it wasn't coming lol. How hard could > i pull before i break something? > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > -- Interested in guitar lessons? Im me at Blindboyblake1.
