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Grounded Light Switches: How to Test if Your Light Switches Are Grounded  (Home Inspection Tips) - YouTube
Grounded Light Switches: How to Test if Your Light Switches Are Grounded (Home Inspection Tips) - YouTube

3 Way Switch No Neutral - Very Confused Please Help - Wiring Discussion -  Inovelli Community
3 Way Switch No Neutral - Very Confused Please Help - Wiring Discussion - Inovelli Community

electrical - Grounding Light Switch - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
electrical - Grounding Light Switch - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

What should I do if there is no ground wire in switch? It seems my switch  is connected to neutral wire but not ground wire. I'm trying to install a  smart dimmer :
What should I do if there is no ground wire in switch? It seems my switch is connected to neutral wire but not ground wire. I'm trying to install a smart dimmer :

grounding - Ground wired to neutral in light switch - Home Improvement  Stack Exchange
grounding - Ground wired to neutral in light switch - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

What happens if I don't ground a light switch? - Quora
What happens if I don't ground a light switch? - Quora

electrical - Do I need to ground this switch? - Home Improvement Stack  Exchange
electrical - Do I need to ground this switch? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

12 No Neutral Smart Switches (options for every setup)
12 No Neutral Smart Switches (options for every setup)

Light Switch With Missing Ground Wire - Consumer Advice - YouTube
Light Switch With Missing Ground Wire - Consumer Advice - YouTube

Automated Switches: What should my wiring look like? (US Version) - FAQ -  SmartThings Community
Automated Switches: What should my wiring look like? (US Version) - FAQ - SmartThings Community

Identifying Wires on Your Old Switch – Brilliant Support
Identifying Wires on Your Old Switch – Brilliant Support

Replacing a light switch that doesn't have a ground wire : r/electrical
Replacing a light switch that doesn't have a ground wire : r/electrical

electrical - How to tell if light switch box is grounded - Home Improvement  Stack Exchange
electrical - How to tell if light switch box is grounded - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

electrical - Does my light switch have a ground? - Home Improvement Stack  Exchange
electrical - Does my light switch have a ground? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

Grounding a new light switch, which ground wire to use? : r/electrical
Grounding a new light switch, which ground wire to use? : r/electrical

How do I replace a light switch to a dimmable switch? - Bogleheads.org
How do I replace a light switch to a dimmable switch? - Bogleheads.org

How to Replace a Light Switch - dummies
How to Replace a Light Switch - dummies

Two ground wires under one ground screw in a light switch box (Ontario,  Canada) : r/electricians
Two ground wires under one ground screw in a light switch box (Ontario, Canada) : r/electricians

Do you have to ground a light switch in a plastic box? - Quora
Do you have to ground a light switch in a plastic box? - Quora

Replacing a Single-Pole Switch - Fine Homebuilding
Replacing a Single-Pole Switch - Fine Homebuilding

Electrical Basics - Wiring A Basic Single-Pole Light Switch - Addicted 2  Decorating®
Electrical Basics - Wiring A Basic Single-Pole Light Switch - Addicted 2 Decorating®

electrical - Light switch using white and black white wires, no ground.  What is wrong here? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
electrical - Light switch using white and black white wires, no ground. What is wrong here? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

electrical - How to I add new light switch with ground wire/screw if old  switch had no ground screw? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
electrical - How to I add new light switch with ground wire/screw if old switch had no ground screw? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange

Electrical Basics - Wiring A Basic Single-Pole Light Switch - Addicted 2  Decorating®
Electrical Basics - Wiring A Basic Single-Pole Light Switch - Addicted 2 Decorating®

Belkin Official Support - Wiring your Wemo Wi-Fi Smart Light Switch, F7C030
Belkin Official Support - Wiring your Wemo Wi-Fi Smart Light Switch, F7C030

Opened up this light switch for the first time, why would the neutrals be  connected to the switch? Black wires are confirmed to be hot :  r/askanelectrician
Opened up this light switch for the first time, why would the neutrals be connected to the switch? Black wires are confirmed to be hot : r/askanelectrician

Please help me figure out my house's wiring - no ground or neutral in one  room, extra wires in another - Wiring Discussion - Inovelli Community
Please help me figure out my house's wiring - no ground or neutral in one room, extra wires in another - Wiring Discussion - Inovelli Community

Help/advice As you can see in the photos, the new light switch I purchased  requires use of the neutral and ground wires. The current set up has the  ground with the load
Help/advice As you can see in the photos, the new light switch I purchased requires use of the neutral and ground wires. The current set up has the ground with the load