Programmable Switch

656 Views 4 Replies 3 Participants Last post by jaymar44, Dec 26, 2015

jaymar44

Discussion Starter · Dec 25, 2015

I would like to install a programmable switch to control the lighting in one of my rooms. The switch actually breaks the circuit to the the top half of the outlets in the room. The switch is wired up black/white/ground from a dead-end romex since there is no hot wire leaving to feed a light fixture. The programmable switch has two hots, a neutral, and a ground. Can I nut both of the hots together with the hot wire in the box?

Save

1 - 5 of 5 Posts

dmxtothemax

· #2 · Dec 25, 2015

What is the make and model,
of the switch please ?

Save

jaymar44

Discussion Starter · #3 · Dec 26, 2015

It is a WeMo light switch by Belkin

Save

MrElectricianTV

· #4 · Dec 26, 2015

jaymar44 said:
I would like to install a programmable switch to control the lighting in one of my rooms. The switch actually breaks the circuit to the the top half of the outlets in the room. The switch is wired up black/white/ground from a dead-end romex since there is no hot wire leaving to feed a light fixture. The programmable switch has two hots, a neutral, and a ground. Can I nut both of the hots together with the hot wire in the box?

No. The two hots on the switch that you mention are actually a line and a load wire and they each have a specific function. Did you want the programmable switch to control the existing switched outlets or did you want to install a ceiling light?

Save

jaymar44

Discussion Starter · #5 · Dec 26, 2015

MrElectricianTV said:
No. The two hots on the switch that you mention are actually a line and a load wire and they each have a specific function. Did you want the programmable switch to control the existing switched outlets or did you want to install a ceiling light?

I am trying to control existing switched outlets.

Thanks for responding

Save

1 - 5 of 5 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month