Questions and Answers for Leviton 15 Amp Preferred Switch, White

A:  It is Self-grounding when installed in a properly grounded metal wall box.

A:  yes, red wire top ground bottom, ez work, no electrician needed, just make sure to turn off power at breaker box

A:  Yes, it is.

A:  if the 69 cent switch is rated equally with the with the voltage and amperage the same as the more expensive one and the cheaper switch is not used an extraordinary amount of time daily, the 69 cent switch will definitely suffice!

A:  Not sure, but these will generally 10-20 yrs or more with normal use and no lightning surges. rarely have to replace again .

A:  Yes.

A:  I replaced all of my switches with these a year ago and I have replaced three already that are used daily. I am replacing the fourth this week. I decided to replace all of them with Square D switches because these have been of such poor quality.

A:  Yes its good, no issues.

A:  Yes. When I purchased my house and unknown to me the builders grade switches were installed. After a couple of years, two of the builders grade switches were inoperable. I replaced these immediately and later replaced all. I haven’t had any problems with the better quality switches.

A:  It has been over a year since i bought it and it still works like day one. I don't hear any flickering sound when turning on and off. It worth the extra dollar.

A:  Hi , Thank you for choosing Leviton. More info is needed to answer your question. For further assistance please call the tech line at 1-800-824-3005.

A:  I had an electrician install this switch for me. You might want to try YouTube for assistance. It has instructional videos that can possibly help you. I hope this helps.

A:  I am not a professional electrician. I’m guessing your house was built in the 80’s since you have the red wire. From my knowledge and experience, the red wire is a hot wire, usually used with ceiling fans. My old house had the red wire also. If you are replacing and old switch, wire it the same as the old one. The screws, I think the technical name is terminal, on the side should have red and 1 black connected to one and the other black wire connected to the other. Green colored terminal is for the ground. I had to play around with it until I found the right red and black combo because I didn’t have my multi meter with me. A professional electrician may tell you to pigtail the red wire with 1 of the black wires. A professional electrician would be a better resource.

A:  C the video: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-15-Amp-Preferred-Switch-White-R62-RS115-02W/202027032

A:  Black wire is the hot wire. It goes to the screw labeled 'hot'. It's a brass screw. The red wire is a traveler or common wire. It goes to the nickel color screw.

A:  In the case of this switch which is a single pole: The green screw will get the ground wire which is usually bare. Since it is a switch (interruptor), it should not matter which of the other two screws get the other two wires.

A:  Because this is a switch it has an in and an out wire. Usually the hot (or black) wire is switched. That means Black in and Black out. Usually the the switch box has a black wire, a white wire and a green or copper ground wire. If this is not the case in your box (there is a red wire) it could have been wired as a three way switch and you need a different switch than this one. Or you are switching DC and not AC electrical current. With DC the red is hot (switched) and the black is ground. Most houses are AC.

A:  This switch has a framed toggle and will still accommodate a toggle switch wallplate.

A:  14 gauge

A:  Hi Thank you for choosing Leviton. The side wire terminals accept up to #12 AWG wire, Quick wire push-in terminals accept #14 AWG solid copper wire only.

A:  It's 12 guage

A:  Yes. The wires have to go under the plate for safety reasons. The whole thing is under the plate except for the little white plastic piece that toggles up or down to turn on or turn off the circuit. The plate fits around the rectangle white piece nicely.

A:  Yes, you can use the backwire slots to tighten the clamp onto the wire leads.

A:  Yes it can be used with aluminum wire, but with aluminum wire the wire is the challenge. It must have dielectric grease to slow the corrosion and arcing and fires.

A:  No, this switch is not rated for Aluminum wiring.

A:  maintained... not momentary.

A:  It is a maintained contact switch.

A:  Yes it will work, i have 2 LED light bulbs and works like a charm no problem at all.

A:  Yes

A:  Yes, this switch will work with any lighting load.

A:  It is a single pole switch, and should work for any light or outlet.

A:  Yes.

A:  Yes it will.

A:  Copper ("Cu" on the periodic table) wiring differs from Copper-clad wiring in that the latter typically has a non-copped core, whereas standard Copper wiring is only one material.

A:  Copper or CU wires are the same. They are made of copper, best material for electrical wiring. Copper clad, on the other hand, is an electrical wire that is coated with copper. It's a lower cost alternative to copper wiring but it could lead to overheating of electrical circuits and lead to fires. I won't recommend copper clad wiring.