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arequipapi t1_j3d0l51 wrote

Reply to comment by arequipapi in Replacing a light switch. Can I DIY or call for help? by CodyCodyCody

To add on, if you're trying to control 2 things separately, then only your double switch will work. Black from the group of 3 blacks should go to the line side of BOTH switches. The lone black and red will go to thr switched side, one on each switch. Leave neutrals and grounds all tied together

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CodyCodyCody OP t1_j3e33sj wrote

So in looking at the double switch, it would be one hot on the left, the single red wire from the fan on the top and the single black wire from the fan on the bottom? No ground connected?

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arequipapi t1_j3e4m06 wrote

I've seen a couple of these switches before. Sometimes they have the line side already internally connected (or with a tab you can cut if you want them to be separate on the line side. I'd have to see a picture of the back side of it to tell you. But yeah you just need the one line side (with maybe a jumper if it is internally separated), and each switch leg connected to the other side of each switch.

If there is a ground stud on the switch (probably), ground it also.

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