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  1. J

    Replacing old switches in a 1950's house

    Sorry, lol. I meant single and 3-way. I'm referring to the bare copper wire as the ground. The switch that's by itself is the one with a screw missing
  2. J

    Replacing old switches in a 1950's house

    When I removed the tape from the one switch in pic #2, it showed a red and black wire connected to the brass screws and another black wire connected to the black screw. All wires are connected. The only thing now that's throwing me off is that the ground wire is connected to the black screw...
  3. J

    Replacing old switches in a 1950's house

    I'm in the process of replacing a bunch of light switches in my house because several of them cause the lights to flicker if you wiggle the switches around, and some seem really loose and worn when flipping on and off. I was expecting to deal with just two and three- pole switches, then I came...
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