I'm replacing a working switch for an above-sink light with a switch that lights up (so you can find it easier in the dark). When I took off the original switch I found three black wires and one ground wire. I failed to note where they came from.
The switch only controls one light, but apparently the power for another set of lights (with another switch that has no control over the above-sink light) comes through this outlet.
The way I wired it before seemed to work at first. The new switch lit up, and turned on the above-sink light. However, without the new switch on, the switch for the other lights didn't function.
It's just a standard switch, two screw connectors on one side and grounded screw on the other. On/Off, nothing funky.
Where/how to I ensure that the other switch works independent of the new switch?
You have one black wire on the wrong side of the switch.
Simple solution but, damn near impossible to explain without pictures.
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