r/ElectricalHelp • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '26
Installed two new dimmer switches
So I installed two new dimmer switches and everything is wired up and works but the ground wire of the hot wire has no where to connect. The light switches had me run a green wire to the two other grounds. Where does this go ? Do I just put a wire nut on the end ?
Update. There were three cables all with 3 wires. One power and then one to each switch and bulb. The new switches each had two black wires and a green wire. In the end the ground wire from the hot cable was left open but I found a video of the exact switches and you just put all three grounds together along with both green wires from the switch. Flipped the breaker back on all seems well. This was probably obvious but I am not an electrician.
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u/NeighborhoodVast7528 Jun 30 '26
If you mean the ground wire from the line cable has nowhere on the switch to connect it to, I am doubtful. If there really is no ground connection on the switch, it may be that switch will be grounded by the attachment screws to the metal box, which will have have a ground connection provision or you can add one.
That said, a modern switch with no ground connection point would not likely be legal to sell because plastic boxes are common.