I'm installing a new dimmer switch and when I removed the old on/off switch, I found 3 white cables all tied together and 3 black cables. I know that the cables also connected to the light switch in the guest room. I just don't know what to do with my 2 black wires from my new dimmer switch, and...

My question is to match the right color wires to operate ceiling fan and light fixture. The wires came loose before I could match them. The swith has three colors black, red and blue. The colors that are to be matched with are green, red and orange. How do I match these. Additionally it has a...

The 3-way speed switch on my ceiling fan broke. I bought a new switch from Home Depot. The original switch has 4 wires, pink, yellow, grey and black. They are labeled black-L, yellow-1, pink-2, grey-3(strip). New switch has 3 wires, red, blue and black. Labeled, black-L, red-1, blue-2. How I...

Hello, I am in the process of replacing two three-way switches that control a receptacle. Stupidly, I didn't label the wires on one of the switches before I removed the switch. In addition, the box that used to have a three-way switch which I removed, has four (not including ground, which I...

First of all I want to thank these forums for helping my family get heat tonight. I woke up at about 3am knowing something was wrong. Sure enough the heater wasn't heating. After looking over the heater myself and seeing a red blinking light I came to the panel that showed this was a ...