Bill Lantry
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Hey, folks,
So here's the thing. Doorlink's redoing a bathroom. Part of that means rewiring a switch (two, actually, in one box). No big deal. But nothing is ever simple in this house.
Big deal, you say. Looks normal. All I need to do is take out the switch that controls the light, and put in a new switch with a motion sensor. That switch is on the left.
Then take out the switch that controls the fan, and put in a new GFCI outlet, with switch included. That one's on the right.
Or reverse the two, depending on where the 12/2 w/g comes out of the back of the box. No problem. Only, look at this:
It's that red wire that bugs me. The only time I've shocked myself in this house involved a red wire, done by the same guy.
Any recommendations? I can't figure out why he wired it like this, but he must have had his reasons.
Help!
Thanks,
Bill
So here's the thing. Doorlink's redoing a bathroom. Part of that means rewiring a switch (two, actually, in one box). No big deal. But nothing is ever simple in this house.
Big deal, you say. Looks normal. All I need to do is take out the switch that controls the light, and put in a new switch with a motion sensor. That switch is on the left.
Then take out the switch that controls the fan, and put in a new GFCI outlet, with switch included. That one's on the right.
Or reverse the two, depending on where the 12/2 w/g comes out of the back of the box. No problem. Only, look at this:
It's that red wire that bugs me. The only time I've shocked myself in this house involved a red wire, done by the same guy.
Any recommendations? I can't figure out why he wired it like this, but he must have had his reasons.
Help!
Thanks,
Bill