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two switches, two lights, one box

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#1 ·
Does anyone want to take a moment to explain to me how I can wire two switch to two different lights. I have power coming into the switch box and a 14/2 to each light. I want to put two individual switches in a double gang box to control each light. Any help would be awesome!
 
#2 ·
Connect all 3 whites together.

Connect 1 black from each 14/2 (the ones going to the lights) to each switch, it doesn't matter which screw.

You should now have the incoming black remaining. Cut 2 short (8 inches or so) lengths of black wire, put those two into a wirenut with your incoming black. Connect the other ends of the short wires to the other screws on your two switches.
 
#3 ·
on the incomming power make two pigtails(two 6" pieces of wire) and marrette them with the feed. Take one pigtail to one switch and the other pigtail to the other switch. Tie the black from the one light to the unused screw on one switch and the black from the other light to the unused screw on the other switch. Join all your neutrals together(marrette) and install switches with screws to the right.
 
#9 ·
Get yourself a dual pole light switch. It will look like this

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Other than that, the other members described it correctly. Wire the 3 whites together. Wire the black POWER wire with 2 pigtails sticking out. Connect 1 to each switch, connect the black wire to the light to the other side. Wire the 3 grounds together, you dont need a wirenut, simply wire all 3 together about 4-6" down & clip 2 off so 1 is sticking out, connect your ground to the ground screw.