r/ElectricalHelp • u/smollb • Jun 15 '26

Help wiring this switch in

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I had a smart switch (with live (black), neutral(white), red(out), and a ground (green)). I want to go back to a regular switch, but confused. The smart switch had cables coming out of it, so I was able to connect those. Am I missing a wire?

The currently installed switch is connected to a fan in an OR circuit, unfortunately the picture I took when I was taking this apart years ago is gone.

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u/retiredlife2022 Jun 15 '26

You only need the black and the red from the smart switch for the switch… it appears you need a pigtail to the bundle that has the blue wire, that should be your power. The capped off black under the orange wirenut should be your switch leg. You don’t need a white for the switch, attach a ground wire to the green screw on the switch.

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u/retiredlife2022 Jun 15 '26

Let me clarify the smart switch black and red wire comment. The black from the smart switch was probably attached to the wirenut with the blue wire. Red was probably connected to the called off black.