The switch that I am replacing with has a eath wire attached to it but there is no place on this to hook that. What should I do with the ground wire?
1810992
I think these switches are doubly insulated so any ground wire from a previous switches can be removed or just pushed back into the box. Ten years ago common household switches didn't have grounding lugs to connect to. The reason that grounding clips areusually there in a switch in case the inside of switch shorted out and connected the case and toggle switch. With a ground wire the switch may complete a circuit to ground and then trip a circuit breaker before becoming a hazard to anyone else.
1810993
We were not sure how this timer should be installed so we called our electrician who installed our timers. There is a toll free number on your paperwork that is included and our electrician and me as well have called the tech people to answer questions about installation and setting the on and off. The tech staff has been very professional and that is what I would suggest you do. When it comes to electrical, there is no room for guessing. We love our timers!
1810994
The timer does not have a ground terminal. It is UL approved, so evidently it is double insulated and does not require one. If you would still like to ground the case, make a small loop in the end of the ground wire and insert it under one of the mounting tabs around the screw hole before you screw the timer to the electrical box.
2188052
I just looked at my install guide and there is a big note on the front that says "Note This switch cannot be used is no neutral wire (white wires joint together) inside the electrical box." hope that helps
417030
I think it does not need it. But instructions say ground wire is highly recommended. My take: since there is circuitry imbedded in the unit, the ground keeps it from getting fried. I wouldn't install without ground.
450652
I haven't purchased this yet, but if there is no ground wire connection on the unit, then you just connect the ground wires from the incoming cable and outgoing cable together in a plastic box. If you do use a metal box, then you should run a pigtail ground wire to a grounding screw in the box to ground the box, but it would be easier to just stick with a plastic box so you don't have to worry about grounding the box.
1399744
You still need to run a ground. This product just taps into an existing hot (positive +) fuse location on your fuse block. Your red positive hot wire will connect to this product.
1718727
You will need to purchase wire and connectors for the wire going to power under the dash or wherever you connect, wire to make a good ground, and wire for the gauge to the sensor in the transmission. I used a short jumper wire from the power connector to the connector on the gauge to illuminate the gauge when the switch is on. The reason, more than likely, that they are not with the gauge is due to where one is to make the connections. This varies from vehicle to vehicle.
1564292
The wires can't be removed. Not sure what kind of switch you currently have.
265966
First, the unit won't operate unless you have an active ground connection. The instructions are poor in that they don't show the complete circuit to the light. Basically, run your power cable through the switch box to the light fixture; the black wires of the switch will be spliced into the black "hot" wire of the cable; the green wire of the switch will be connected to (but not interrupt) the ground wires of the cable. The white "neutral" wire will run only to the light - bad design in my opinion, because the switch uses ground instead of neutral to complete its control circuit, but apparently it meets electrical code or could not be marketed.
2374
Just replace the knife valve body with the electric one. Instructions are clear regarding wiring. Install the switch where ever it is convenient, run the hot wire to the positive terminal of the battery or the positive buss bar. Then attach the ground wire to the frame or negative battery terminal. That's it. I placed my switch place inside an exterior storage bin near the stinky slinky connection. That made it easy to run the wires without having to pass thru interior walls.
1625438
Install it the same way the old one was installed, if there was no outlet you don't have to use the red wire you can leave it capped with a wire nut, the red will also go where the black wire goes, if there are 2 screws, in one you hook the black on the other the red, but I recommend the first choice capping the red wire.
1093266
Does not need to be soldered. Can use wire nuts. There should only be two wires that attach to each wire on the switch. There may also be a ground wire
879087
It needs the burried wire, this just doesn't have it. The unit would hook up to wire if you already had wire installed. It won't work at all if you don't have the wire.
1263912
Vincent. Ground wire should be connected to the same ground as 110V line in the panel. Take care DN
142505
The switch has 3 wires sticking out from it: black, white & green. Although I'm not an electrician, we attached the green (ground) wire to the metal electrical box, just to be safe. Good luck!
794875
there are only two wires a red and white. on the one i bought, you cut the wire from the ac adapter and strip the ends.i touch each end to your battery post .if they dont light switch them and you will find which is ground. you can also cut them to any length and solder wires to the ones you cut.its a little work but not hard
245909
I think yo have to connect the extra wire. Red one according to the pic. But not sure if it has to be live or ground
819529
Mine only came with two loose wires. Had to put an electric cord on it. I don't use a switch with it. As to installation, it depends on what you want to do with it.