Timeline for Replacing 2 old light switches - what kind of switches do I need?
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| Mar 26, 2020 at 1:58 | answer | added | almostengr | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 15:47 | answer | added | Ed Beal | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 13:18 | comment | added | JACK | @Ack is right, pretty much a like for like replacement. In addition to what he said, you need to remove the tape on the black and white wires and connect them with a wire nuts. You'll probably need a longer piece of black wire to do it correctly. You're asking for trouble with those taped connections. Ack should type this up as an answer. | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 13:05 | comment | added | JACK | Congratulations to you for taking a picture before you disconnected everything, and then ask how to put it back together. + | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 3:56 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Ack -- I'd use spec-grade lightswitches (a few $ more), but otherwise, you're right | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 2:58 | comment | added | Ack | I believe that in this case the cheapest standard switch you can find will work (like $1-$2 ea) and you wire them exactly the same, it's a like-kind replacement. I would like someone else on here to either confirm or improve on that before you take it as gospel | |
| Mar 25, 2020 at 2:19 | history | edited | MarAtl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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