Spectacular Wiring 2 Switches In Same Box

Adding an additional light fixture and powering it from an existing gang box is not complicated if you expand the existing gang box and power both lights with separate switches.

Wiring 2 switches in same box. Can you tell me how so i will have no problems. Wiring is not designed neat with all the right wires of all the right colors coming into the box. June 20 2014 at 12 33 am hi james please refer to the wiring diagrams for switches as provided in the article above.

Outgoing power can connect to either brass terminal if the dimmers will control two lights. Electrical outlet boxes can have numerous nm cables going in and out. The pigtail gives you two hot wires instead of just one.

Red and black wire from 12 3 line are on two different screws of that 3 way switch. Black from 12 2 is on the black screw of the 3 way switch. Connect the fan wire if applicable to the brass terminal marked switch connect the light wire to the brass dimmer terminal.

2 wire from each single pole load side to light. See actual switch box wiring diagram below. Log in to reply.

The black wire from each light is connected to one of the switches and the source neutral and ground are shared by the two light fixtures. The switch in gang. Some gang boxes are in locations that do not allow the box to be expanded to add a separate light switch.

Wiring two switches in one box with 2 sources. Diagrams shown on this page are simplified for clarity. In gang box a i hooked the incoming 12 2 wire is from the panel to the first 3 way switch and 12 3 wire is attached to that same 3 way switch.