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

["Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"OneSolution" wrote:
>
> He said:
> 1. Generally when you have a white/black/bare in the wall box, the
> white is the HOT wire (not the black!).

At an outlet box it is generally exactly the opposite.  Neutral is
white.  Hot is black.  Ground is green or bare.  In a switch box the
white is often the unswitched hot and the black is switched hot
though some people reverse that.

> 2. The switch will work with two wires but the night light won't
> light.

That depends.  In switches in my home the night light is wired across
the switch.  If the light is on the night light is off and vice
versa.  However, if the bulb goes out the night light doesn't work
either because the circuit is open.

No doubt the switches you're using are of a different design.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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