How To Wire A Wall Light With Pull Switch

Strip 5 8 of insulation from either end of each wire.

How to wire a wall light with pull switch.

Install the new pull cord switch. Strip black and white wires as in step 5. Thread the collar of the pull cord switch through the opening in the light fixture and attach the retaining nut to hold the switch in place. Wiring lights in parallel with one switch diagram how to wire within how to wire a pull cord light switch diagram image size 500 x 500 px and to view image details please click the image.

Strip the wire ends in the attic near the light and at the wall switch location. Discard the old switch. Twist a wire connector onto to one black wire from the switch and onto the black wire from the light fixture connecting them together. Connect the ground wire to the electrical box itself there should be a screw at the back or side of the box.

So one of your switch wires should be attached to the black wire of the light and the other switch wire should be attached to the hot supply wire. After you have run the romex from the fixture to the box that will hold the wall switch it is time to connect the wires. Strip the insulated wires with wire cutter blades to expose 1 2 inch of bare wire at each end. All a switch does is break the connection of the hot wire and reconnect it to turn the light on.

The white neutral should go directly to the white wire on the light fixture.