Double Gang Wiring

Wiring 2 outlets with 2 sources.

Double gang wiring. Learn how to install a double switch or combination two switches. When you make a double gang outlet by daisy chaining them you re actually wiring the outlets in parallel. A double gang light switch is designed to fit in a single gang switch box yet it offers the capability of controlling two separate circuits. Some brands of light switch may have slightly different labeling on the terminals such as c l1 l2 or even l1 l2 and l3.

For example you might want to turn on a bathroom light separately from the ceiling fan. Connect the line brown wire to the l terminal together with the supply cable line wire and connect the blue wire with the brown slewing to the swl terminal together with the lamps line wire. Some gang boxes are in locations that do not allow the box to be expanded to add a separate light switch. Wiring double gang outlets with wires extending off to 2 directions greetings i have a 14 2 romex from the circuit breaker to an outlet that i want to double gang as a dual outlet box.

It s a small difference in terminology that makes a big difference in practice. Step by step. 50ecb 1 gang 2 way light switch wiring diagram digital resources. A double switch allows you to operate two lights or appliances from the same location.

3 way light switch wiring 2 wire system this switch arrangement is basically two two way switches on a single face plate. Double switches sometimes called double pole allow you to separately control the power being sent to multiple places from the same switch. Connect the three ground wires together along with a pigtail with a wire connector wrap it with electrical tape and stuff it back into the box. The white neutral wire is splice to each outlet so they share the return path.

You can wire two single pole light switches in the same gang box using a device that combines two separate single pole light switches into one device using the original single switch space. If you actually wired the outlets in series you would have to plug devices into the both receptacles on the first outlet and the devices would have to be working for the second outlet to get power. The black and red wires are both hot and each is connected to one of the receptacles.