So I installed a new ceiling light in my living room, used 14/3 (red not used) wire to drop down to my kitchen / dining room switches.
The kitchen and dining room lights are controlled by a single double switch. There is one free hot black common wire in the switch box from when they installed the double switch.
My question is how do I wire the new ceiling light into the existing box? I connected the black common wire to the free hot common black wire in the box, added the green ground wire to the existing double switch green ground screw. But what do I do with the white wire?
I will be using a new switch that has two black wires and a green ground wire.
Heres a quick drawing of what Im talking about, no my 7 year old did not draw it. JK!
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The kitchen and dining room lights are controlled by a single double switch. There is one free hot black common wire in the switch box from when they installed the double switch.
My question is how do I wire the new ceiling light into the existing box? I connected the black common wire to the free hot common black wire in the box, added the green ground wire to the existing double switch green ground screw. But what do I do with the white wire?
I will be using a new switch that has two black wires and a green ground wire.
Heres a quick drawing of what Im talking about, no my 7 year old did not draw it. JK!
Thanks. View attachment Paper.Paper Tools.2.jpg