Re: How to wire up a RS-150BA-N Vacancy Sensor Switch with Nightlight and Manual On/Off

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"OneSolution" <onesolution@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How can I wire this light switch that expects three wires but I have only
> two coming from my circular flourescent ceiling light?
>
> I bought the Legrand "WattStopper RS-150BA-N Vacancy Sensor Switch with
> Nightlight and Manual on/off" whose specifications say it's for a "single
> pole circuit", 120V/60hz, 1/6HP fan, 0-600 watt incandescent or
> flourescent
> light.
>
> The switch has four (4) wires labelled
> 1. black = hot
> 2. white = neutral
> 3. red = load
> 4. green = ground
>
> The instructions say
> a. Connect the green wire on the switch to bare wire ground (if any)
> b. Connect the white wire on the switch to the "neutral wire"
> c. Connect the black wire on the switch to the "power wire"
> d. Connect the red wire on the switch to the "load"
>
> The problem is the box in the wall has only two wires.
> 1. black
> 2. white

If you only have one black and one white, you won't be able to put your new
sensor here.

The black is always on and is the power. The white is what is switched on
and off and is the load. You're missing the needed neutral. You should also
have a bare copper wire, which is ground.

This is because the switch comes AFTER the light in your circuit instead of
before it.