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Thank you for this video, it works! Replacing a $0.69 light switch beats replacing a $75-$250 ceiling fan any day. They don't make light switches like they used to though. These new skinny ones don't seem to be as robust as the old fat full sized ones. Now I just need to find a good deal on a white light switch. They were $3.99 compared to $0.69 for the cream colored model. Keep up the great work!
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although you already knew that the switch was defective through hot testing, you should have tested it as well for continuity test (the switch itself). I've have learned a lot from this video, ty.
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Thank you for this video, I was going to initially replace the wires, but I will try this first and hopefully fix the lights. One question though, my sniffer is giving me a beep on the switch when it is turned on and the light fixture has been tested and works. But when I try to switch on the lights they don't come on. Why is that?
Hello, thanks for the question. Having currrent to the switch does not constitute a working switch. Yo'll have to do a continuity test with an ohm meter to determine if the switch is good. Never hesitate to call in the PRO. Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
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HI, On the second switch you have a red wire with the black,I have the same set up on a single switch and the light don't work but a wall plug does. I need to know how I can make the light on the ceiling work. I do know my way around a bit. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!
You might have a 3-way set up. BTW, the power to the outlet has nothing to do with the lights. They are on separate circuits. Thank you for commenting. Please subscribe, like and share the DIY love!
Enjoyed the video. Question about testing the switch while the switch is still in the circuit. Since you have 120V across the switch when the switch is off, wouldn't you have 0V across the switch when the switch is on and operating properly? Wouldn't an indication of any voltage across the switch when the switch is on be an indication of a bad switch? Also, couldn't you check the ohms across the switch with the switch removed from the circuit? A good switch should read infinite resistance when the switch is in the off position & very close to zero resistance when it is in the on position. I think it would be easier this way instead of pulling down the outside light fixture.
I'm sure that is an option. I am not going to presume the knowledge, experience and skill set of my audience. This is why I chose this procedure. Very basic approach. Perhaps you can create a video of your own and show it as an alternative option? Let me know and I'll give it a thumbs up. 😉
I hope this helps resolve my issue. My bathroom light flickers when I try to turn it on sometimes comes on and most of the time only flickers, sometimes it doesn't even flicker. lol
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installing a 3 way switch for a staircase, can I use one switch tha'ts dimmable switch and the other one that's not? also when you use multimeter to test the switch at 3 min 30 s, does it matter which multimeter needle goes to which screw?
Lets say if there are two lights supplied by the light switch. If the fault is in the light switch, would both lights not work or can one of the lights work?
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Hey your video is awesome thank you for posting! If you are facing the switch mine has two black wires on the right side, one red wire on the left side and then the ground wire connected underneath that. Is this a different kind of switch or what should I do? thanks for the help.
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I need some assistance if someone can do so. The breakers are on however I'm not getting any power to the switch. I've checked the GFI boxes and they are on as well. What should I do? It's going to a fan and light fixture in a living room.
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what does that connection called when they have hot on white wire. because i got the same setup and i want to install additional light and a light switch next to it, and it seem like the second one always get power on every wire wether the 2nd switch is on or off. i pigtail the white(black tip) to white on second and still doesn't work.
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Great video, thank you for posting. I'm struggling with a chandelier that I rewired to add a swag. I can get the fixture to light, but can't turn it off at the dimmer switch (it is new). At the fixture I have black to black + the fixture wire, white to white + fixture wire. I capped and set aside a red wire (no fan as part of the fixture). At the dimmer (the only control) I have black to black, red to red. There is a second "flagged" red for a 3 way. I have an unattached white from the wall that is capped. What simple thing did I miss? Frustrating, because I hung the chandelier 10 years ago without a problem. Oy.
OK, at the dimmer, attach the red from the dimmer to the white from the light fixture. Keep the black the same. You are going to ignore (cap off) the red wire in the wall and in the fixture box all together.
Hi guys need a bit of advice needed please.., large flourescent light fallen still hanging on wires, tbh we dont know which way the switch is on or off and need to cut the wires is it safe to do so thanks
Hi KK, Yes the red wire is the common wire between the two switches. So the neutral (white wires) are tied in together (not connecting to the switches), the red wire is connected between the two switched as a common, the green (ground) and the black wires (power) are connected to each switch independently and separately. Each switch will have only have a green, red and black wire attached. Let me know if you have any other questions!
If you have 4 wires, green, red, white and black, you have a 3-way switch. Look across the room for the other switch and check it for power. Also see if the lights in that room work as well. Thank you for commenting. Please subscribe, like and share the DIY love!
Yes, you can check the circuit breaker in the box first to see if it tripped, then reset it by turning the breaker completely off, then back on. Next turn the power off at the same breaker, then check the connections on the bathroom and hallway switches to see if they are secured. Sometimes they can be "piggy-backed" from one switch as a power source to the next light switch. Let us know how it worked out for you. Thank you, be sure to subscribe and click the notification "bell" now for our next home improvement/home repair DIY videos!
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I did all this, my light still does not work. the switch has power, but no power coming out to the light. Any suggestions? The light worked one day and not the next...... We are doing construction on a nearby wall, I'm wondering if we vibrated a wire loose in the junction box that supplies power to the light fixture. Haven't checked that yet, it is more difficult to access. Thanks
More info. The voltage going out of the box directly into the fixture is 117.9, same voltage is also coming out of the switch up to the light. Is the, less than 120 voltage, a problem? Right now I have a receptacle hooked into the switch. 117.9 going into the receptacle, but a small lamp plugged into the receptacle will not work. I am stumped.
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Go through the sequence of checking out all connections, bulb, amke sure that all the switches are good in case of a 3-way switch, fixture itself, bulbs, and breaker. If there is no other thing to check, call in the PRO. Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
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Hey my bathroom light stays on and wont turn off had to unscrew lightbulb and just been using a little lamp type light that i have plugged into a plug thats connected to the ligh that would not shut off and worked fine as well as the flood light in the bathroom but not the fan though but now both the lamp and flood light are both flickering to a point now that the above floodlight/fan both dont work,now the light would work n just started a flicker but the fan stopped a while ago and now the flood light does not stay on at all and thr other lamp light flickers here n there , its all connected to a 3 switch .. any ideas and on what i can do to fix the problem i dont want to have to pay an elect.to come out unless majorly needed , i know just enough to do the work just not elect. Tech savey with where to start and what it could be lol if you could help it would be awesomeee . Thank youu
When you are working with electricity and you run into issues like this, it is always best to call an electrician out to check things for you. Faulty wiring will burn your house down risking your life as well as others!
What I do on outside light connections is instead of taping around the wire nuts which still I do, but before doing that is I twist the copper wires tightly together, I squirt a dab of silicone into the wire nut & twist them on so that they insulate them from moisture. But be sure you twist the wires together before you use the silicone on them so as not to insulate the flow of electricity! In other words if so you squirt the silicone into the nut without first twisting the wires tightly together the silicone will coat each wire separately breaking good connection. Don't do that!
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Are they 3 way switches.. meaning each switch turns the same light on/off? If you look at one of my vids on testing electrical lines, maybe this will be helpful. Please let me know. Please make sure you subscribe, new video series coming soon.
i figured it out. they electrician came out and gave my mom a quote of $200 to change the simple light switch and she said NO,,so when he put it back together he didnt wire it the way it was. so i came along and put in a new switch the same way i took it out, but only after looking at the wiring of the other switch did i find he wired them wrong. so i corrected the wiring and the new switch worked as it should. i blame the crooked electrician for trying to cheat my mom for a 15 minute job, she even had to give him $79 just to come out and look at it. thanks for the reply!
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Hi Edward, because it is on a 3-way switch, meaning there is another switch across the room that is providing current to the light. Thank you, be sure to subscribe and click the notification "bell" now for our next home improvement/home repair DIY videos!
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I need advice if any one can help: I have two light switches but only one turns on the outside light but the second one doesn’t do anything I don’t know what it goes to I tried all plugs but can’t figure it out. Any advice in how to fix it?
No telling. FYI: Lights and outlets are on separate circuits and are not related. Yet there is a rumor that that they are still not talking since they did got their wires crossed some years ago. LOL Thank you for commenting. Please subscribe, like and share the DIY love!
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Turn off the power to that switch first. Pull the switch from away from the outlet box and inspect the connections. One of the wires is not installed correctly. Check to see if the screws are snug. Wrap the switch with electrical tape to safeguard from shorting out when/if touching sides of metal box or other wires, such as the naked ground wire. Check with extreme cation!
Not always the best practice. Better to have a ground attached to the "hardware". Let us know how it worked out for you. Thank you, be sure to subscribe and click the notification "bell" now for our next home improvement/home repair DIY videos!
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My problem is that after testing the receptacle that reads hot, the light does not work. The bulb is ok in another outlet. I changed the receptacle like you did but nothing will work. Comments?
You saved me a lot of stress... You pointed me to the root cause of my issue in the first two minutes. I was ready to call an electrician! Thank you!
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You are great. You explain and show everything in clear concise language. Thanks
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Thank you for this video, it works! Replacing a $0.69 light switch beats replacing a $75-$250 ceiling fan any day. They don't make light switches like they used to though. These new skinny ones don't seem to be as robust as the old fat full sized ones. Now I just need to find a good deal on a white light switch. They were $3.99 compared to $0.69 for the cream colored model. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you. I have the same scenario. This gives me confidence to fix it myself. Great step by step info!!!
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Very helpful. Because of your video, I was able to fix the same, exact problem. Thank you very much for your post. Never stop learning, and teaching!
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although you already knew that the switch was defective through hot testing, you should have tested it as well for continuity test (the switch itself). I've have learned a lot from this video, ty.
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the tape idea is smart, so I'll use it from now on, thanks for the video.
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You are the MAN, Thanks! I've been trying to fix my lights for weeks now. Great video.
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Thanks for the video, I recently ran into this situation and wanted to verify that it was the switch.
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Excellent fix for my problem - thanks for your video!
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Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for this video, I was going to initially replace the wires, but I will try this first and hopefully fix the lights. One question though, my sniffer is giving me a beep on the switch when it is turned on and the light fixture has been tested and works. But when I try to switch on the lights they don't come on. Why is that?
Hello, thanks for the question. Having currrent to the switch does not constitute a working switch. Yo'll have to do a continuity test with an ohm meter to determine if the switch is good. Never hesitate to call in the PRO. Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
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HI, On the second switch you have a red wire with the black,I have the same set up on a single switch and the light don't work but a wall plug does. I need to know how I can make the light on the ceiling work. I do know my way around a bit. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!
You might have a 3-way set up. BTW, the power to the outlet has nothing to do with the lights. They are on separate circuits. Thank you for commenting. Please subscribe, like and share the DIY love!
Enjoyed the video. Question about testing the switch while the switch is still in the circuit. Since you have 120V across the switch when the switch is off, wouldn't you have 0V across the switch when the switch is on and operating properly? Wouldn't an indication of any voltage across the switch when the switch is on be an indication of a bad switch? Also, couldn't you check the ohms across the switch with the switch removed from the circuit? A good switch should read infinite resistance when the switch is in the off position & very close to zero resistance when it is in the on position. I think it would be easier this way instead of pulling down the outside light fixture.
I'm sure that is an option. I am not going to presume the knowledge, experience and skill set of my audience. This is why I chose this procedure. Very basic approach. Perhaps you can create a video of your own and show it as an alternative option? Let me know and I'll give it a thumbs up. 😉
I hope this helps resolve my issue. My bathroom light flickers when I try to turn it on sometimes comes on and most of the time only flickers, sometimes it doesn't even flicker. lol
Hey Val, Yes, it most likely is the switch. Try a new bulb first...always a good place to start! LOL Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
Good video
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installing a 3 way switch for a staircase, can I use one switch tha'ts dimmable switch and the other one that's not? also when you use multimeter to test the switch at 3 min 30 s, does it matter which multimeter needle goes to which screw?
If both of them are 3-way switches you can
Lets say if there are two lights supplied by the light switch. If the fault is in the light switch, would both lights not work or can one of the lights work?
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Hey your video is awesome thank you for posting! If you are facing the switch mine has two black wires on the right side, one red wire on the left side and then the ground wire connected underneath that. Is this a different kind of switch or what should I do? thanks for the help.
Yes Caleb, that is a 3-way switch which actually only involves 2 switches. Unfortunately, I do not have a video to refer you to on my channel. Working with a 3-way switch is on my record list though. Either research the 3-way on YT or call in the PRO. Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
I need some assistance if someone can do so. The breakers are on however I'm not getting any power to the switch. I've checked the GFI boxes and they are on as well. What should I do? It's going to a fan and light fixture in a living room.
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what does that connection called when they have hot on white wire. because i got the same setup and i want to install additional light and a light switch next to it, and it seem like the second one always get power on every wire wether the 2nd switch is on or off. i pigtail the white(black tip) to white on second and still doesn't work.
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I have power to my fixture and power on my switch (new switch). I've also tried two different light fixtures!
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Question master, I changed a hallway 3 way switch and now my bedroom light goes off when I turn on the hallway light.why? Thanks
Because the wires you tapped into are most like tied/connected to the wrong wires (bedroom wiring routed through that outlet box). No let me ask you a question... If you could get direct access on a REAL-TIME VIDEO CHAT/CALL to a certified home improvement expert for assistance, advice, or a step-by-step walk-through for your home improvement projects, how likely would you use this affordable service for instant solutions?
Great video, thank you for posting. I'm struggling with a chandelier that I rewired to add a swag. I can get the fixture to light, but can't turn it off at the dimmer switch (it is new). At the fixture I have black to black + the fixture wire, white to white + fixture wire. I capped and set aside a red wire (no fan as part of the fixture). At the dimmer (the only control) I have black to black, red to red. There is a second "flagged" red for a 3 way. I have an unattached white from the wall that is capped. What simple thing did I miss? Frustrating, because I hung the chandelier 10 years ago without a problem. Oy.
OK, at the dimmer, attach the red from the dimmer to the white from the light fixture. Keep the black the same.
You are going to ignore (cap off) the red wire in the wall and in the fixture box all together.
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Hi guys need a bit of advice needed please.., large flourescent light fallen still hanging on wires, tbh we dont know which way the switch is on or off and need to cut the wires is it safe to do so thanks
Turn off all of the breaker in the house! Cut and cap off each individual wire and seal with electrical tape. Then turn power back on.
Confusing what was it you did with the switch. What position does the switch have to be in and when?
Hi KK, Yes the red wire is the common wire between the two switches. So the neutral (white wires) are tied in together (not connecting to the switches), the red wire is connected between the two switched as a common, the green (ground) and the black wires (power) are connected to each switch independently and separately. Each switch will have only have a green, red and black wire attached. Let me know if you have any other questions!
What if the wire at the light switch are not reading on the multimeter.
If you have 4 wires, green, red, white and black, you have a 3-way switch. Look across the room for the other switch and check it for power. Also see if the lights in that room work as well. Thank you for commenting. Please subscribe, like and share the DIY love!
My hallway light and bathroom light isn t working even with new bulbs. The outlet plugs are working. Any suggestions?
Yes, you can check the circuit breaker in the box first to see if it tripped, then reset it by turning the breaker completely off, then back on. Next turn the power off at the same breaker, then check the connections on the bathroom and hallway switches to see if they are secured. Sometimes they can be "piggy-backed" from one switch as a power source to the next light switch. Let us know how it worked out for you. Thank you, be sure to subscribe and click the notification "bell" now for our next home improvement/home repair DIY videos!
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I did all this, my light still does not work. the switch has power, but no power coming out to the light. Any suggestions? The light worked one day and not the next...... We are doing construction on a nearby wall, I'm wondering if we vibrated a wire loose in the junction box that supplies power to the light fixture. Haven't checked that yet, it is more difficult to access. Thanks
By the way, thank you for the video, it is very clear and informative. :o)
More info. The voltage going out of the box directly into the fixture is 117.9, same voltage is also coming out of the switch up to the light. Is the, less than 120 voltage, a problem? Right now I have a receptacle hooked into the switch. 117.9 going into the receptacle, but a small lamp plugged into the receptacle will not work. I am stumped.
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Did you figure it out?
What if you do all of those steps and your light still doesn't work from the switch? Next steps to try?
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im having a problem with a 3 way switch. when ever i try to turn it on. the braker trips.
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Still unable to get lite to work what else or do I need electrician?
Go through the sequence of checking out all connections, bulb, amke sure that all the switches are good in case of a 3-way switch, fixture itself, bulbs, and breaker. If there is no other thing to check, call in the PRO. Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
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setting light switch oin other 2 bedrooms
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Hey my bathroom light stays on and wont turn off had to unscrew lightbulb and just been using a little lamp type light that i have plugged into a plug thats connected to the ligh that would not shut off and worked fine as well as the flood light in the bathroom but not the fan though but now both the lamp and flood light are both flickering to a point now that the above floodlight/fan both dont work,now the light would work n just started a flicker but the fan stopped a while ago and now the flood light does not stay on at all and thr other lamp light flickers here n there , its all connected to a 3 switch .. any ideas and on what i can do to fix the problem i dont want to have to pay an elect.to come out unless majorly needed , i know just enough to do the work just not elect. Tech savey with where to start and what it could be lol if you could help it would be awesomeee . Thank youu
When you are working with electricity and you run into issues like this, it is always best to call an electrician out to check things for you. Faulty wiring will burn your house down risking your life as well as others!
What I do on outside light connections is instead of taping around the wire nuts which still I do, but before doing that is I twist the copper wires tightly together, I squirt a dab of silicone into the wire nut & twist them on so that they insulate them from moisture. But be sure you twist the wires together before you use the silicone on them so as not to insulate the flow of electricity! In other words if so you squirt the silicone into the nut without first twisting the wires tightly together the silicone will coat each wire separately breaking good connection. Don't do that!
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i have two light switches in kitchen but one stopped working. i replaced the switch but still doesnt work..any suggestions?
Are they 3 way switches.. meaning each switch turns the same light on/off?
If you look at one of my vids on testing electrical lines, maybe this will be helpful.
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i figured it out. they electrician came out and gave my mom a quote of $200 to change the simple light switch and she said NO,,so when he put it back together he didnt wire it the way it was. so i came along and put in a new switch the same way i took it out, but only after looking at the wiring of the other switch did i find he wired them wrong. so i corrected the wiring and the new switch worked as it should. i blame the crooked electrician for trying to cheat my mom for a 15 minute job, she even had to give him $79 just to come out and look at it. thanks for the reply!
I have a switch that has to have switch in the next room on or the first switch doesn't come on.
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I was wondering if you could tell me why the light is on but the switch wont turn it off
Hi Edward, because it is on a 3-way switch, meaning there is another switch across the room that is providing current to the light. Thank you, be sure to subscribe and click the notification "bell" now for our next home improvement/home repair DIY videos!
What if someone has all black wires and can’t figure out what goes to what?
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I need advice if any one can help: I have two light switches but only one turns on the outside light but the second one doesn’t do anything I don’t know what it goes to I tried all plugs but can’t figure it out. Any advice in how to fix it?
No telling. FYI: Lights and outlets are on separate circuits and are not related. Yet there is a rumor that that they are still not talking since they did got their wires crossed some years ago. LOL Thank you for commenting. Please subscribe, like and share the DIY love!
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I took a old switch off, and it has no ground wire, is this a big deal??
Cant get light to stay on, I had it fixed for a second, but then screwing the switch back in had it again only flash when I flip it
Technically you should have all receptacles and outlets grounded. A word of caution, please refer to a licensed electrician for an inspection of your current electrical system to make sure there are no hazards. one thing about electricity, it never says I'm Sorry!
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Turn off the power to that switch first. Pull the switch from away from the outlet box and inspect the connections. One of the wires is not installed correctly. Check to see if the screws are snug. Wrap the switch with electrical tape to safeguard from shorting out when/if touching sides of metal box or other wires, such as the naked ground wire. Check with extreme cation!
Not always the best practice. Better to have a ground attached to the "hardware". Let us know how it worked out for you. Thank you, be sure to subscribe and click the notification "bell" now for our next home improvement/home repair DIY videos!
im so lucky
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what does it mean when the light comes on when the switch is in the on or off position, but turns off when its in the middle of those?
Hi Andrea Bailey, Replace the switch, bad connectors inside. Please like, comment and subscribe. Join us on Tuesdays at 8 PM EST for the DIY Home Improvement Tips & Solutions Show!
3 gang switch
Bingo Austin...good eye my friend! Never hesitate to call in the PRO. Be safe always when working with electricity! Please like this video and leave a comment on how it worked out for you.
My problem is that after testing the receptacle that reads hot, the light does not work. The bulb is ok in another outlet. I changed the receptacle like you did but nothing will work. Comments?
Are we talking sockets or switches? Not receptacle....
turn electric off first
Yep, did you watch the first of the video?
allowing harmful forces to what ever it wants to
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