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Hi All- first post for help here.
In our house, we have front porch lights that are controlled by a digital timer switch in the front room. The electrical box houses wiring for two switches. One switch controls interior recessed lights and the other switch (the digital timer switch) controls the front porch lights.
We've noticed that occasionally the digital timer switch will go out. The display is blank, and we are unable to control the front porch lights. I thought it might be a wiring issue or maybe just a bad/old switch at this point, but when I pull the switch out of the box, I noticed what looks like an unusual wiring issue. The ground/green wire from the switch isn't connected to any other wire (it's the green wire from the right switch in the photo). It's exposed and wrapped around an opening on the box.
So, with that being said, I have a few questions:
-This is an unusual issue right?
-Should the green wire be connected to a ground wire?
-If there is no ground wire, what are my options to replace this switch?
-If I need to install a ground/neutral wire, am I able to do this myself?
Any additional help or comment is much appreciated. Thank you!
In our house, we have front porch lights that are controlled by a digital timer switch in the front room. The electrical box houses wiring for two switches. One switch controls interior recessed lights and the other switch (the digital timer switch) controls the front porch lights.
We've noticed that occasionally the digital timer switch will go out. The display is blank, and we are unable to control the front porch lights. I thought it might be a wiring issue or maybe just a bad/old switch at this point, but when I pull the switch out of the box, I noticed what looks like an unusual wiring issue. The ground/green wire from the switch isn't connected to any other wire (it's the green wire from the right switch in the photo). It's exposed and wrapped around an opening on the box.
So, with that being said, I have a few questions:
-This is an unusual issue right?
-Should the green wire be connected to a ground wire?
-If there is no ground wire, what are my options to replace this switch?
-If I need to install a ground/neutral wire, am I able to do this myself?
Any additional help or comment is much appreciated. Thank you!
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