Wiring Up A Light Switch One Way. A one way light switch is quite easy to wire up. Basic knowledge of how to wire a light switch black wire this is the hot or load wire white wire this is the neutral wire bare copper green wire this is your ground wire red wire this wire is used for 3 or 4 way switches and will connect the switches together so they can each control.
Whilst the 1 way switch is t. The cable going to the light switch is connected as follows fig 2. To connect the switches simply score the wire with your wire stripper and push the insulation to expose about 3 4 in.
Connect the source wire to the bottom terminal of the switch and the other black wire to the top terminal.
The source hot wire is connected to a switch terminal and the other terminal is connected to the black cable wire. This gauge is when you want to use the quick connect method when wiring a light switch. One screw terminal is for the hot wire that feeds the switch from the power source. Connect the source wire to the bottom terminal of the switch and the other black wire to the top terminal.
