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Posted by Toller on September 4, 2007, 10:50 am
> Put in a new light switch and outlet and everything seems to work fine,
> but was wondering about a few things.
>
> 1. The light switch did not have a ground on the old switch or the one I
> put in, should it? I did not see a ground wire in the box.
>
It might be grounded through the box, if steel. Your switch will then be
grounded through the installation screws.
If not, don't worry about it; you are no worse off then you were before.
> 2. The outlet on the old switch had 8 holes to put wires in and the
> ground. It had 2 red, 2 black and 2 white all in holes paired up together.
> I put in a new outlet that only had 4 holes, so I put one red in a hole
> and the other red around the adjacent screw. I did this for the white and
> black wires as well. Is this the way to do it, or should I of wrapped 2
> wires around each screw?
>
The holes and screw part is okay; the issue is why you have black and red
wires. That should mean two separate circuits; most likely one receptacle
is switched and the other isn't.
Check your old outlet. See is tabs were broken off to separate the top and
bottom receptacles. They almost certainly were. You will have to do the
same to the new one. This might not make much sense until you see it, so
google on split receptacles and see if you can find an illustration.
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