hi . After you connect the red hot wire to the middle or C terminal on the switch , do you have to connect the red wire from the light socket only into the number 1 terminal or can it go into the number 1 terminal or either one ?
Hey Dave, to switch on my light, i have to flick the switch up. is there a way to reverse it? i could turn it 180 degrees but the red marker will be facing the wrong way and would annoy the crap out of me.
I'm just trying to work out how to wire in two LED spots but will use a plug and not wire them into the mains. I am going to connect the spots in a circuit with one wire going to the switch. The cable I've bought has no earth. It's a metal switch. Is it necessary to have an earth? The cable that will go from the light switch to the plug also has just the live and neutral wires. Is it ok to do it all with no earths, especially considering I'm using a metal switch and a metal box?
Hi Dave, our single gang switches have just 1 white and one red cable connected to them. In one room, the red cable goes to socket 1 but in the second room it goes to the C socket. Which version is correct?
Why isn't the wiring run to the batten holder from the switchboard and then looped to the switch? Isn't it better to loop at the light rather than the switch?
That's triple plating, a good way to save cable when wiring lighting in commercial buildings, however an old school and inferior way to wire residential lighting these days, have a video on that here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p9kGxQ95NJU.html. Cheers
@@sparkydave thanks for the fast reply, from everything I've seen it is still the most common method used in Australia, funny considering both NZ and Australia share the same wiring standards.
:) VIDEO REQUEST : Installing a Hot Water Kit (I see you have an old vid on a hot water cylinder..). Also maybe a vid diagnosing comment problems with Stoves/oven units? Good what you're doing mate! keep it up. Thanks!!
You do great vids mate, my father in law was a sparky too, and he left the house wired but never finished (30years) he only has one cable coming into the light switch, why do you think that is? I’d love to send you some pics or vid of what’s left..
Hey there man, I just had an question on the thing you pointed out since I just started an VET course to become an electrician, I was just wondering if it matters where you put the red part in the light switch, because we had an practice session and I couldn't understand what I did wrong. Also, does the one connected to the power have to be in control and the one connected to the light bulb have to be in 1 or 2, And if not, would it still work if I were to put the red wire from the light bulb to the control and the red wire from the power to 1 or 2, would this way still work ? I also don't understand where the common, 1 or 2 is within the light switch since it wasn't pointed out in the material we use in the course. can you please give me any tips on these or any other ways to try and make it easier for me? Sorry for wasting up a bit of your time but I appreciate you trynna help us rookies, much love ❤
Hey Dave, just a question in regards to video, assuming youve opened the light switch and replacing with something alot newer, how would one determine which wire is going to the switchboard and which is going to the light, cheers
Before removing the wires from the old switch either a) look at and remember which wires go to common and 1 and loop, or b) remove each wire one at a time from the old switch and install into the new switch. ie remove the common from the old switch and install into the new THEN same with each other wire one at a time.
The switchboard wire is always live. Regardless of whether the switch is on or off. Best way to test is with a multimeter, flick your switch off and on while testing which one remains active
In the US light sockets wired in thread of light bulb is neutral button on the bottom is live brass screw live silver screw neutral consult with codes before doing electrical work
If there is no earthing conductor you can only install a plastic fitting (non metallic). The Earth is there to protect the metal parts of the fitting from becoming live in the event of a fault. To install a metal fitting the best way would be to run an earth bond (yellow/green cable of correct size) directly back to the earth bar inside the switchboard, and ensure appropriate tests are done.
Hi Dave, thanks for this. To add another batten light to the circuit, would you just feed from the first batten crimping wires into the same terminals?
Thanks Dave great video. Just asking my place has the wires out of the wall, how do I test which wire goes to the light and which one goes back to the switchboard? Thanks
There is only a single red and black behind my switch. Loads of cables behind the ceiling battens. It seems the mains power daisy chains in a channel cut into the cement ceiling.
New Zealand, cuz. American videos are muy confusing. Weird screws and exposed earth wires and colours which make no sense whatsoever. Throw in an inch for good measure. Though inches and feet are an insane way of measuring anything except sandwiches
