Take the white wire you marked with black tape in the lightbox and mark the other end of it with black tape. There should be a total of 5 wires to strip not including the 2 ground wires: 2 white, 2 black, and 1 red. Strip the same 1 inch of insulation off each of the wires in the first switch box. Leave the black wire leading to the first switch alone for now. Now twist that wire and the black wire from the source together and fasten with a second wire nut. At the end of the insulation on the white wire leading to the first switch, wrap a small piece of black electrical tape. Twist the ground wires from both ends together and fasten with a wire nut.
The bare ground has no insulation.Ĭonnect the white wire from the source to the white wire or silver screw on the light fixture. On both the cable from the source and that leading to the first switch box, strip off 1 inch of insulation from each individual wire: 2 black and 2 white.
Wiring multiple lights to one switch free#
In the lightbox, strip off the insulation of both ends of Romex to free the 3 wires within. Step 2 - Connect the LightboxĬheck that the individual circuit you are working on is turned off at the breaker panel. More is better, for it can always be stuffed back through when wired. Each length of cable should come out of the box at least 6 inches to give you room to work. This cable contains three wires and a ground: red, black, white, and bare. Between the lightbox and the first switch box, there should be a length of 2-wire - a black, white, and bare wire - inside.įor the span between the first and second switch boxes, run 3-wire Romex. Depending on whether the circuit is 15 amp or 20 amp, the cable will be either a 14/2 or a 12/2 Romex. In the lightbox, there should be a cable coming up from the main power source. Make sure the plastic switch boxes and lightbox are all properly affixed to the studs or joist and that Romex cable is fed through them.
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