Neutral With Light Switch Wiring Diagram. Youll know you have a neutral wire if there is a coil of white or gray wires behind the light switch not connected to the switch. Light fixture box with 3 sets of wires confusing wiring ask question asked 4 months ago.
This is a form of parallel wiring that has one cable usually twin and earth 6242y containing the live neutral and earth wires looping in and then out of leach light fitting. In this updated diagram 3 wire cable runs between the receptacle and switch and the red cable wire is used to carry the hot source to the switch. A neutral wire is needed to power many smart switches and without.
Instead of taking the feed wire from the consumer unit to the ceiling rose it is taken to the switch.
This diagram illustrates wiring a gfci receptacle and light switch in the same outlet box a common arrangement in a bathroom with limited space. This means that you need to run a length of flat twinearth cable from the first light to the second and connect the line and neutral wires parallel with the first lamps line and neutral wire. There are two wiring options for this. Tighten the terminal screws to.