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    Jun 12, 2012, 10:49 AM
    Replacing 2 plug and 2 switches bathroom combo
    This was supposed to be easy. The light switches had all black wires attached and the sockets had all white with a black wire coming from the switch. The question I have is how do I wire the sockets,
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    Jun 12, 2012, 07:32 PM
    Need more info. What kind of socket are you wiring ? What was wired at this location before? How many wires are in the junction box?
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    Jun 12, 2012, 08:10 PM
    I agree, we need to know what you are doing and what you did to/with the old lights. The blacks to the switches are hot wires interrupted by the switch, there is no white/neutral with a switch. Sockets/lights have a black/hot and white /neutral with the black being supplied from the "out" side of the switch.

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