Electricians help please

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Ger42
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Electricians help please

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the wiring on the left is for a light switch. I want to replace it with smart switch that requires a natural. Following the black wire back I see where a white wire is coming down then going over the cluster of white tied together. I am assuming I can tie into the tied together white wire to get my neutral.
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You need to make a pigtail attached to the splice with the whites and land it on the switch.
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mohshard wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:00 pm You need to make a pigtail attached to the splice with the whites and land it on the switch.
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Wire nut(s) look full. A Wago will make things easier...

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^^^I have a feeling that Tenzing has used so many of these that he is a part owner of the company.... Thanks for the post Tenzing, I learned something ...
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Tenzing_Norgay wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:19 pm Wire nut(s) look full. A Wago will make things easier...

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Or just use a grey wire nut.
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Tenzing_Norgay wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:19 pm Wire nut(s) look full. A Wago will make things easier...

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WAGO for the win i love them and will never use wire nuts again. if you buy them in bulk they are like .10 a peace.
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mohshard wrote: Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:42 pm
Tenzing_Norgay wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:19 pm Wire nut(s) look full. A Wago will make things easier...

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Or just use a grey wire nut.
Eh...gets to be a handful, especially when the electro-tards leave the wires short. :lol:
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Tenzing_Norgay wrote: Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:19 pm Wire nut(s) look full. A Wago will make things easier...

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If I used that the switch would not fit. It's a 2 switch box not much room may have to forget it.
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they make 2 3 4 5 and 6 connections
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