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.

Going by the NEC, the white is the feed to the switch, and the black feeds
the load. You are not allowed to use a white wire to carry the "hot" at the
point of consumption.