![What's the purpose of this looped black wire on my single pole switch? Trying to install a in wall timer switch that requires 3 wires : r/askanelectrician What's the purpose of this looped black wire on my single pole switch? Trying to install a in wall timer switch that requires 3 wires : r/askanelectrician](https://external-preview.redd.it/86qDP_phYYFWsQDyKskoP2fk5arx4_vO1KhtFFZLAoU.jpg?auto=webp&s=bedd50eae3f2ad34185cee4d42bbe62de07e567e)
What's the purpose of this looped black wire on my single pole switch? Trying to install a in wall timer switch that requires 3 wires : r/askanelectrician
![Chris Hallbeck on X: "Anyone know about light switch wiring? Why does this box have 6 wires? 3 black to the switch and 3 white together? https://t.co/CKMVIryqq1" / X Chris Hallbeck on X: "Anyone know about light switch wiring? Why does this box have 6 wires? 3 black to the switch and 3 white together? https://t.co/CKMVIryqq1" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgB_DitW4AAeX_0.jpg)
Chris Hallbeck on X: "Anyone know about light switch wiring? Why does this box have 6 wires? 3 black to the switch and 3 white together? https://t.co/CKMVIryqq1" / X
![DIY-er here trying to install dimmer light switch. Got 3 black wires on the light switch, do I just connect them all together with WAGO and then the green to the ground? DIY-er here trying to install dimmer light switch. Got 3 black wires on the light switch, do I just connect them all together with WAGO and then the green to the ground?](https://i.redd.it/j65o4dxkqih91.jpg)
DIY-er here trying to install dimmer light switch. Got 3 black wires on the light switch, do I just connect them all together with WAGO and then the green to the ground?
![Why is my light switch wire like this with the extra red wire, and why are there more white wires in the wall not going to the switch : r/askanelectrician Why is my light switch wire like this with the extra red wire, and why are there more white wires in the wall not going to the switch : r/askanelectrician](https://preview.redd.it/why-is-my-light-switch-wire-like-this-with-the-extra-red-v0-6g7h9cfzwx3b1.jpg?auto=webp&s=f0602d1043d468de74e2fd814c4e0155f589d81d)
Why is my light switch wire like this with the extra red wire, and why are there more white wires in the wall not going to the switch : r/askanelectrician
Chris Hallbeck on X: "Anyone know about light switch wiring? Why does this box have 6 wires? 3 black to the switch and 3 white together? https://t.co/CKMVIryqq1" / X
![electrical - 3 black wires, 2 white wires for wiring up a new switch? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange electrical - 3 black wires, 2 white wires for wiring up a new switch? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0eDTg.jpg)
electrical - 3 black wires, 2 white wires for wiring up a new switch? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
![Light switches have 3 black wires and 1 grounding wire coming to the box. Two of the black wires are twisted together. Light switches have 3 black wires and 1 grounding wire coming to the box. Two of the black wires are twisted together.](https://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/alexmela/2010-12-14_220143_pigtail_2.jpg)