Smart Light Switch With Neutral

A light switch with a neutral wire coil joined by a yellow wire nut.

Light switch with neutral. Cnbingo touch light switch black triple 2 way light switch tempered glass panel 9 2 8 7 9 3. If this is what you see when you remove your wall plate you are a go for hardwired automated light switchs. Neutral wires can be added two ways.

Https amzn to 2pes4w8in this video we teach you how to wire a smart light switch with no n. You should be good to go with any smart switch. Yagusmart wifi smart wall light switch no neutral wire required compatible with alexa 9 4 8 9 9 5 3.

Two of the wires will be the current carrying wires that power the light. If you don t have a coil behind the light switch you probably only have three wires a black white and copper wire. They will usually be colored one black and one white potentially with black stripe.

A switch box with no neutral loop will usually only have three wires see image below. The third wire should be the ground. Having a complete circuit at all times in a smart switch allows it to have power when off and thus enables remote operation of the switch.

Most smart switches require a neutral wire for installation. The second way is to add a new neutral wire to your house. Neutral wires are used to complete any circuit even when a switch is toggled off.

You ll know you have a neutral wire if there is a coil of white or gray wires behind the light switch not connected to the switch. One way is to extend a neutral wire from a previous switch box that already contains a neutral wire. The black hot connection is broken to turn the light on off the white neutral connection completes the circuit.