red_johnny wrote:
Alot of work going on with the kitchen. Right now I have to figure out why a light switch I just rewired dont work. Strange thing is it has power at the switch so I am really not sure why its that way. It was connect to a switch and hot wired to a outlet then back to the switch. Anyway, I am redoing the kitchen and I expect to be done in 3 weeks.

Oaklands wrote:
I can hear the crack of the wife's whip now. "Get this kitchen back together!" Good luck on the project.

Livin_the_dream wrote:
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red_johnny wrote:
Alot of work going on with the kitchen. Right now I have to figure out why a light switch I just rewired dont work. Strange thing is it has power at the switch so I am really not sure why its that way. It was connect to a switch and hot wired to a outlet then back to the switch. Anyway, I am redoing the kitchen and I expect to be done in 3 weeks.

Thats going to depend on a couple of things
1) single throw switch or 3 way switch
2) I am assuming the load(power) is at the outlet and you want to turn the outlet on and off with the switch
if this is the case you want to wire the switch into the black line before it connects to the outlet( ie the wire to the switch should be hot coming and going. On end at the switch connects to the outlet the other to the incoming power.
If your using 2 switches its a little more complicated.
If the load is feeding the switch it will be different

bogus wrote:

Did you insulate? Thats such cheap insurance... it makes the house SOOO much quieter and seriously lowers the climate costs. I wish this dump was insulated... we hear everything!!!!!

Matatk wrote:
Since it's in the kitchen, is the oulet a GFCI? Has it been tripped? Just a thought. That or maybe the switch itself is bad. Try swapping it out if what "Livin" said doesn't work.

Matthew

PS - other than that looks good

bogus wrote:
What are you using for counter tops? I would avoid granite... it is a maintenance nightmare and absorbs moisture and other nasties. I prefer Corian (sp?). It's killer great stuff!

C4DERF wrote:
Johnny,

I have been board most of this week prepping to go to Ft Hood Sunday for a week and replacing the weatherstripping on my 94. Give me a holler next weekend if you need an extra hand. Today is our anniversary (34yrs) and I am taking the misses to supper and tomorrow we are thinking of going to Hotlanta to visit our daughter. My cell is 706-662-8383. Good luck on your project.

red_johnny wrote:
Alot of work going on with the kitchen. Right now I have to figure out why a light switch I just rewired dont work. Strange thing is it has power at the switch so I am really not sure why its that way. It was connect to a switch and hot wired to a outlet then back to the switch. Anyway, I am redoing the kitchen and I expect to be done in 3 weeks.

CasetheCorvetteman wrote:
Why do other countries insist on using whites and greys and coppers in their single phase circuits? What is wrong with red and black?

Righto, youre talking about A/C power here, so youve got active, neutral, and maybe earth (although i dont know why youd have earth in a lighting cicuit)

The neutral doesnt go into the switch at all, it can go directly to the light fitting. The active goes in 1 side of the switch and comes out the other, the terminals on the back of the switch should be marked as to what they are, cause there could be 3 or 4 of them.

It should be very simple mate, there is only 2 wires, and only one of those needs to be switched.

red_johnny wrote:I have only 3 wires, black, white and copper. Copper of course grounds on the switch housing, then the other two go at their respective sides.

Livin_the_dream wrote:
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red_johnny wrote:I have only 3 wires, black, white and copper. Copper of course grounds on the switch housing, then the other two go at their respective sides.

Are you talking on the switch? if so this may be a 3 way switch and not a single switch. A three way is used to have to switches control a light or circuit. A single switch has 2 screws top and bottom to break the black wire with 1 ground screw on other side for ground . The white does not connect to either a 3 way or a 2 way switch, if it is, it should be marked with black tape signifying that it is a hot wire.
Is the power to the switch coming from the outlet going to the switch and then the light? I'm trying to understand your circuit ?
Sometimes a trip to home depot or lowes with a diagram of the circuit and how its wired can get you some good advice.

red_johnny wrote:
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Problem is I threw out the old set up and dont remember exactly how it was wired. I know that it had one wire going to the switch and the other going into the outlet and a jumper wire between the two (or maybe two jumpers) and the switch worked. I dunno what to do now.

red_johnny wrote:
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Problem is I threw out the old set up and dont remember exactly how it was wired. I know that it had one wire going to the switch and the other going into the outlet and a jumper wire between the two (or maybe two jumpers) and the switch worked. I dunno what to do now.

do you have power at the outlet? Is this switch still wired between the light and the outlet.There is only one switch you are using to control the outlet/light ( both?) If there is power at the outlet and you are trying to only control one side of it did you break out the tang between the screws? .
My though is that your outlet has the power. If this is the case disconnect the black wire from the outlet. You then have a white and a black wire going to the switch. put the black wire coming from the switch to the outlet on one end , then at the outlet connect the black you just removed with the white going to the switch. At the switch you will have black on bottom and white on top on the same side. If this works you need to wrap black tape around the white wire at the outlet and the switch.