Casual Change Single Switch To Double

By using multiple switches just make sure you buy two in case of hardware failure that is the downside of centralizing everything to one device.

Change single switch to double. It is quite acceptable to change the single switch to a twin switch to control the new outside light. Install the wall plate. Could use a single gang with a double switch.

Double switches sometimes called double pole allow you to separately control the power being sent to multiple places from the same switch. Connect the other black pigtail to the bottom copper screw on the left side of the switch and tighten. Ed beal jan 15 18 at 14 10 it takes some special equipment and skill and i think two people to run a new cable from an existing box inside a wall up through the top plate and into the attic.

The new light in the garden will require a neutral supply usually taken from one of the. Though it is not difficult to wire a double switch careful attention to safety is crucial to prevent injury. Install the wall plate.

The switch attaches with two screws at the top and the bottom of the switch. Attach the new single pole double switch to the electrical box. But one person working alone can fish a new cable down from the attic through the top plate into an open hole in the wall.

Your single wall switch has now been converted to a double wall switch so you can control lights independently or turn on a light without turning on a fan and vice versa. Connect the pigtails to the new single pole double switch. So in that way you will cost more to make sure.

For example you might want to turn on a bathroom light separately from the ceiling fan. You will have to add some additional wiring as it is most likely the existing garage light control switch will just have a permenant live supply and a return switch line back to the light fitting. Connect one of the black pigtails to the top copper screw on the left side of the switch and tighten the screw.