Thursday, June 2, 2011

How to run a track lights to a single pole light switch that was change to a Leviton Triple Rocker Switch?

now i just put track lights on my wall so i ran a drop to the switch box that is a single pole ... so i want it to have its own switch .. plus i want to run more track lights in the other side in the future so i got a Leviton Triple Rocker Switch 1755 - Controls three lights from one location.

Features:



* Fits standard Decora wallplates

* 15A 120V AC

* Device feed: 20A-120V

* Commercial Grade

* Note: Total combined load must not exceed 20Amps

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now i ran the cables from the existing light ... black on side (WITH ONE SCREW) AND WHITE ON THE 1st screw .. it works ... now the track lights i dunno what to do .. i have 3 outputs on the track lights ... one is silver ..book say white ..another one say green .. ground... and the last one is gold'ish .. it say black .. im stumped at this point ... the track lights work if i run the goldish .. and silver wires to a plug .. and plug it to the wall ... but i dont know how to apply it to the switch ./How to run a track lights to a single pole light switch that was change to a Leviton Triple Rocker Switch?ON A switch the srcew for hot wire is goldish silver screws are for neutral green srcews are for ground.find hot wire in switch box, put to (could be blackish)screw the black wire that your putting in wall put to that switch--the white neutral that your putting in wall has to get to those track lights from a neutral source ground the greens or solid bare wires from a known grounding source! WATCH %26amp; BE CAREFUL WITH ELECTRICITY!

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