How to Install a Motion-Sensor Switch Single Pole to One Black & Red

Installing a motion-sensor switch to a single pole is not a difficult job, but it must be done with caution to avoid causing an electrical short or even a fire when you turn the power back on. You can secure the red and black wires to single terminal poles with just a screwdriver without using the yellow and green wires. You can install the motion-sensor switch yourself in less than an hour.

Screwdriver
Wire connectors

Instructions

- 1
  Turn off the breaker switch for the electrical box at the breaker box before installing the motion-sensor switch. Unfasten the screws holding the cover plate over the electrical box with a screwdriver and set the cover plate out of the way.
- 2
  Unfasten the screws holding the electrical switch onto the electrical box with a screwdriver and pull the switch away from the box so you can access the terminal screws. Loosen the terminal screws with a screwdriver and remove the electrical wires from the terminals, discarding the electrical switch.
- 3
  Fasten the black wire from inside the electrical box to the black wire of the new motion-sensor switch with a wire connector. Fasten the red wire from the motion-sensor switch to the white wire inside the electrical box with a wire connector.
- 4
  Cap the end of the yellow wire from the electrical outlet with a wire connector and cap the green wire with another wire connector. Set the wires inside the electrical box and secure the sensor switch to the electrical box with the screws.
- 5
  Place the cover plate over the sensor switch and secure the plate with screws. Turn the breaker switch to the electrical switch on at the breaker box.

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