A double gang switch is also available. Connect one of the ungrounded hot conductors from the light fan to the switch.
In the switch box connect all the grounded neutral conductors.
Wiring a triple switch.
A stack switch double switch or triple switch can be wired a few different ways depending on the wiring configuration and desired level of control for exhaust fans or other devices. Connect the ungrounded hot conductor from the vanity to the switch. Electrical wiring for double switches and triple switches. The triple switch is convenient because it only requires a single gang box instead of a triple gang box. Connect the other ungrounded hot conductors from the light fan to the switch. Gently push the wires into the switchbox and secure the switch to the box.
Connect all the grounding conductors. Connect one of the green pigtails from the orange wire nut to each of the bare copper ground wires that are connected to the three fixtures. Tighten the screws firmly. Wiring a switch to a wall outlet. This is the 3 wire cable which you must have to wire a 3 way light switch. When you are wiring a triple switch most switches will have one dark colored screw and three light colored screws.
Here a receptacle outlet is controlled with a single pole switch. Wrap the tape around the wire nut and onto the wires. Use a wire nut to connect the three wires pigtails to the hot wire. The dark colored screw is your line the. The source is at sw1 and the hot wire is connected to one of the terminals there. If there is only one power source that will power the separately controlled lights or devices then the single power feed wire attaches.
Connect the wires to the new 3 way switches with ground screws using one of the two wiring diagrams fig. The basic concept of a triple gang switch is simply three individual switches stacked on top of one another. The other switch terminal is connected to the black cable wire running to. In this diagram 2 wire cable runs between sw1 and the outlet. This is commonly used to turn a table lamp on and off when entering a room. The 14 3 cable has three insulated conductors.
Push the wires into the back of the gang box. The switches are mounted one above the other and the switch activates by moving the button horizontally instead of vertically. Regardless of what 3 way switch wiring diagram you re following you ll need to use a 3 wire cable to connect the two 3 way light switches. Feed a length of 14 3 type nm cable or 12 3 if you re connecting to 12 gauge wire between the two boxes. The exact cable you use depends on the. Tape the wire nut to the wires with electrical tape.
Add the cover plate. Twist the wires together with a yellow wire nut. If there are no slots use the needle nose pliers as in step 3 and insert them under the line screws. So what you should see if you have correct 3 wire electrical cable romex is a black power white neutral and now a 3rd red wire. White black and red plus a bare ground wire. Push the open end of the pigtail wires into the three line slots.