How to install an LED dimmer wall switch Single Pole

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  • Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024
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    It’s a fairly straightforward process when replacing a single pole electrical wall switch, however you are dealing with high voltage electricity. If you do not feel confident in your abilities and understanding of the process do not attempt as it can result in death or serious injury to self, others or property.
    Tools needed include a flathead and Phillips screwdrivers.

Комментарии • 103

  • @samiam6650
    @samiam6650 3 года назад +18

    WAtched the Home Depot video; yours was better. Thank you.
    Made it easy for a novice like me.

  • @dianagarland5366
    @dianagarland5366 4 года назад +74

    Dude. All that and u dont show it dim up n down?

  • @brianmef71
    @brianmef71 3 года назад +9

    You didn't test the dimming part of it?

  • @Atmusfear
    @Atmusfear 3 года назад +18

    Pretty good video, just one important tip you should always disconnect the ground last and reconnect it first research online why that’s important

  • @MsABee1
    @MsABee1 2 года назад +5

    This video definitely gave me the confidence that I can do it myself! Thank you!!

  • @CindyOrtegametzli7
    @CindyOrtegametzli7 3 года назад +2

    Thanks! I’ll be referring back to this when I move out in a few weeks.

  • @cristinamvega550
    @cristinamvega550 4 года назад +3

    Way to explain the right way to do it !!! Thanks for your great,Simple video and explanation!

  • @erikab977
    @erikab977 2 года назад

    Thanks for this! Do you need a certain light bulb for dimmer switch?

  • @bmrao
    @bmrao 4 года назад +4

    Very clear. Thank you for the clear steps.

  • @WalterBlomquist
    @WalterBlomquist 5 лет назад +7

    Thanks so much. Great video. Perfect for my situation.

    • @AndrewDIY
      @AndrewDIY  4 года назад +2

      Thanks, You're welcome.

  • @dadli108
    @dadli108 Год назад

    good but where is the dimming action?

  • @deborahturay1011
    @deborahturay1011 11 месяцев назад

    Great demonstration and advice. Thank you.

  • @zanlorenzodubai5139
    @zanlorenzodubai5139 4 года назад +2

    Thank You So Much For This Great Video! I was able to learn a few things from this video. You Explained Everything Very Well...AWESOME INSTRUCTOR!

  • @chesson61
    @chesson61 5 лет назад +4

    Read video helped me out a lot. Thanks for posting

  • @kerryflatt5391
    @kerryflatt5391 2 года назад

    Curious why you didn't show the dimming function of the switch when, after all, you have the word "DIMMER" in your video title?

  • @psarneja
    @psarneja Год назад

    i have five lights with one switch can i replace with dimmer switch

  • @plushyeti1415
    @plushyeti1415 5 лет назад +5

    Very helpful! It would be a bit easier to see though if there was more light shined directly on what was happening

    • @daveleblanc1791
      @daveleblanc1791 Год назад

      I agree. Having a spotlight shining almost behind the person is not good. The shadows of his hands that are cast on the wall interfere with me watching what I'm supposed to be watching. Very distracting

  • @sayits69
    @sayits69 4 года назад +1

    Thx for the help! I wasn't sure if I needed to connect all of the wires in the junction box or just the black & white to the red & black. Thx for your help. It works fantastically!😉

  • @catherineblack3355
    @catherineblack3355 4 года назад +1

    Thank you. My light sometimes worked so knew when the fuse was 'off' but didn't know if I had to test it like most instructors said. I was afraid to start!

  • @ruthrequena1579
    @ruthrequena1579 Год назад +1

    Good work

  • @wytchwoodllc
    @wytchwoodllc Год назад

    In my wall, I have a single poleand i just have hot (black), neutral (white) and ground (unsheathed). But my dimmer has load (red), line (black), neutral (white) and ground (green). I can't connect 4 wires to 3 wires, what one is redundant? The neutral?

  • @7381366
    @7381366 7 месяцев назад

    What if the house doesn’t have a ground ?

  • @DEADLOK69
    @DEADLOK69 3 года назад

    What if i only have the basic switch with the white and black wiring and how to install a dimmer?

  • @johnsonhenderson7729
    @johnsonhenderson7729 Год назад

    Precise and simlpe presentation

  • @Marjie73
    @Marjie73 5 лет назад +6

    My husband was a great electrician I learned a few things from him. He likes to do these with the power on. Always scared me!

    • @AJ-ds9xq
      @AJ-ds9xq 5 лет назад +1

      Hummm...

    • @jamesfrisco8394
      @jamesfrisco8394 4 года назад

      BRAVE MAN !!! AS LONG AS NO MISTAKES GET MADE ! BUT, I'D RATHER TRIP THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PRESERVE MY LIFE AND MY PROPERTY !!!

    • @thomaslanik7215
      @thomaslanik7215 4 года назад

      Yeah. "Great Electrician" and "liked to work with the power on are "non sequitors". Sorry.

    • @mydigitallife8311
      @mydigitallife8311 3 года назад

      Back in my old country I did change our switches with the electricity on. 220 v. All you have to do is not touching the wires and the screwdriver be insulated. Easy. I was a teenager.

    • @thomaslanik7215
      @thomaslanik7215 3 года назад

      @@mydigitallife8311 W R O N G!

  • @ernestosalazar4590
    @ernestosalazar4590 3 года назад

    Do u have to buy a certain light fixture or bulb for the dimmer or just a switch will work on a existing fixture?

    • @buleahhula102
      @buleahhula102 3 года назад

      You need a lightbulb that will "dim" it will be marked. the switch and the lightbulb work together

  • @sgtrpalma
    @sgtrpalma 4 года назад +3

    I appreciate your video, good work!!!

  • @katyd4183
    @katyd4183 7 месяцев назад

    You keep talking black and white, but my wires are different colors on both incoming. It would be more clear if you used line and load. Common is ?

  • @rygy20
    @rygy20 4 года назад +1

    Can I use a “dimmer switch for LED/compact fluorescent/incandescent” on just regular bulbs? I’m thinking the one I just purchased from Amazon isn’t going to work

    • @w0rm45
      @w0rm45 3 года назад

      I believe I saw on the box when I bought some bulbs, they do label it's not recommended or not used for dimmer. But always check the box. Please let me know if you saw that on a box you bought. Happy Holidays!

    • @rygy20
      @rygy20 3 года назад

      It actually worked great, just had to mess around with the wiring and figure it out

  • @TheYoyozo
    @TheYoyozo 4 года назад

    You didn't demonstrate the dimmer. Did it work? What if it didn't?

  • @juancatfish1
    @juancatfish1 3 года назад

    Great video. Made my job very easy.

  • @IMDYT420
    @IMDYT420 4 года назад +1

    Oh now I found a video after I already installed mine 😂

  • @stanc846
    @stanc846 3 года назад

    Good job. Very clear

  • @Lisa-gy5pw
    @Lisa-gy5pw 3 года назад

    Thank you

  • @libertyrogers1608
    @libertyrogers1608 4 года назад +4

    So there are no cords you need to change to a dimmer? Like you don't need to run any new wires?

    • @AndrewDIY
      @AndrewDIY  4 года назад +3

      Correct. No new wires.

  • @TFJKnuckles
    @TFJKnuckles 3 года назад

    For future it’s never connect hot wires with neutral bc saying the black wire is too vague and Mia leading

  • @Johnnyyonnadam
    @Johnnyyonnadam 2 года назад

    very informative thanks

  • @holliswatkins5964
    @holliswatkins5964 Год назад

    Perfect thank you

  • @Hayden-sp1ol
    @Hayden-sp1ol 2 года назад

    when I turned on my fuse I had a spark jump.............redid it then had smoke.....?

  • @tonydozier1578
    @tonydozier1578 2 года назад +1

    You didn't dimmed the lights

  • @tylerwhoisafanoffanstrains9246
    @tylerwhoisafanoffanstrains9246 5 лет назад

    Do you need electrical tape?

  • @jamesmyers5970
    @jamesmyers5970 3 года назад

    Thanks

  • @jamesfrisco8394
    @jamesfrisco8394 4 года назад +1

    GREAT VIDEO !!! THANKYOU !!!

  • @elsoya8153
    @elsoya8153 5 лет назад

    I saw you have 2 black wires and ground(black to black)(black to red) and grounds together ,but I have black white and ground,do I connect red to the white?

    • @jonathanmarquez611
      @jonathanmarquez611 5 лет назад

      Thats what I'm trying to figure out myself

    • @keelanl3727
      @keelanl3727 4 года назад

      @@jonathanmarquez611 did you ever get it figured out? I have the same issue...

    • @petervanwart7835
      @petervanwart7835 4 года назад

      I have the same question,

    • @chrisgoodman7534
      @chrisgoodman7534 3 года назад

      Some dimmers require a neutral (white wire) while others do not. Red wire (without a label attached) goes to the load (light fixture)

  • @nirvanarocks83
    @nirvanarocks83 3 года назад

    Why do you have 2 black wires? Where’s your neutral?

  • @cris20955105233
    @cris20955105233 2 года назад

    Yeah on mine the red and green wire are cut and the cables are just hanging loose. 😮

  • @dontswin
    @dontswin 5 лет назад

    You didn't show us if it really dimmed or not. I put one in and the dimmer wouldn't work, it drove me crazy. So I exchanged it for another one thinking it was faulty out of the package. Have yet to put it in, this was months ago.

  • @thewalkers7662
    @thewalkers7662 3 года назад

    thank u made it simple for me

  • @KurtsToys
    @KurtsToys 4 года назад

    Berry good thank you. Liked and subbed

  • @yusifmammedli1949
    @yusifmammedli1949 4 года назад

    What is the name of the first switch ?

  • @edwardperez7825
    @edwardperez7825 3 года назад

    Helpful 🙌🏽

  • @choosenone2die
    @choosenone2die 2 года назад

    need to angle your light . i m getting dizzzy . I see like 6 or 7 wires with the shadow

  • @txgal5427
    @txgal5427 5 лет назад +1

    Hard to understand when all you see are white wires.

  • @springsboy2511
    @springsboy2511 5 лет назад +4

    Never undo the ground first

    • @robodobro
      @robodobro 4 года назад

      y

    • @springsboy2511
      @springsboy2511 4 года назад

      @@robodobro because rule of thumb ground last to break first to make every good electrician knows that Be safe always voltage kills

  • @dokken9087
    @dokken9087 2 года назад +1

    Why Didn't you test the dimmer so we can see it works? smh. failed~!

  • @DeclanRyanRising
    @DeclanRyanRising 4 года назад

    Aziz, LIGHT!

  • @sgtsixpack
    @sgtsixpack 4 года назад +1

    I believe that you should watch this video :
    ruclips.net/video/naM_rECt078/видео.html
    1. He talks about the wires in pairs not simply: remember which wire goes where and match the labels on old and new switch.
    2. He removed the ground wire last. He didn't make a point of it, but its the safety precaution. Its like me fiddling inside my computer case and then when I finish I put a grounding strap on! In this case the vulnerable thing is your life rather than your computer hardware. Its irrelevant that the power is off, the ground should be last and first thing to attach.

  • @Lisa-qw2ny
    @Lisa-qw2ny 2 года назад

    Easy instruction..i know i can do this. But You didn't show us the dimming ability of the switch. That's what I was waiting to see.

  • @zacharykorbet9690
    @zacharykorbet9690 3 года назад

    5/5

  • @jasonparkinson7621
    @jasonparkinson7621 3 года назад

    You didn't test the dimmer, though. 😏

  • @sergioamathon6599
    @sergioamathon6599 4 года назад

    Good video but you didn't dim the light.

  • @agostomortal
    @agostomortal Год назад

    almost 10 minutes and it did not show the dimmer effect! nor if it worked..

  • @MrJreed03
    @MrJreed03 4 года назад

    You didn’t even use the dimmer to see if it worked

  • @jeffreyflathers5
    @jeffreyflathers5 4 года назад +1

    Show how it dims, Andrew. Otherwise, good video.

  • @gbinman
    @gbinman 3 года назад

    that's single pole single throw.

  • @ottopalencia5117
    @ottopalencia5117 5 лет назад

    Andrea mi amor

  • @Temperature980
    @Temperature980 2 года назад

    Not a Phillips

  • @dbarbour1982
    @dbarbour1982 5 лет назад +3

    You didn't even dim the light lol

    • @AJ-ds9xq
      @AJ-ds9xq 5 лет назад

      I know that's what I was thinking, probably didn't work at the end.

    • @2tallB
      @2tallB 4 года назад

      Totally, plus he missed an opportunity to have the vid fade to black as he dimmed the switch. ;)

  • @m.lymann2185
    @m.lymann2185 4 года назад +1

    You need better lighting and camera position.

  • @jakebackpack8292
    @jakebackpack8292 Год назад

    I’m so sorry to all the normal people that think they learned something from this video. If you came here to learn, LEAVE WHILE YOU STILL CAN. If you came here to laugh, welcome… have a seat.

  • @danielmunoz7630
    @danielmunoz7630 Месяц назад

    Too slow

  • @christinat4917
    @christinat4917 2 года назад

    Thanks