Can I just use wire capped neutral for a smart switch?
I am a DIYer and have a single pole switch which I’m swapping out for a smart single pole switch.
Since the previous one was a dumb switch it doesn’t connect a neutral as it has no need for a circuit but has What looks like 3 neutral wires spliced together and capped.
Would it be ok and up to code to unsplice and take any of those neutral wires to use for the switch recapping the remaining two?
Question from user Bee at .tackexchange.
Answer:
All those neutrals should stay tied together.
What you can do is add a short piece of white wire (the same gauge as the other neutrals) and connect it to the smart switch and the existing neutral bundle. (This is know as a "pigtail".) With 4 neutral wires, you may need a larger red wire nut.
Answer from user RMDman at stackexchange.
I am a DIYer and have a single pole switch which I’m swapping out for a smart single pole switch.
Since the previous one was a dumb switch it doesn’t connect a neutral as it has no need for a circuit but has What looks like 3 neutral wires spliced together and capped.
Would it be ok and up to code to unsplice and take any of those neutral wires to use for the switch recapping the remaining two?
Question from user Bee at .tackexchange.
Answer:
All those neutrals should stay tied together.
What you can do is add a short piece of white wire (the same gauge as the other neutrals) and connect it to the smart switch and the existing neutral bundle. (This is know as a "pigtail".) With 4 neutral wires, you may need a larger red wire nut.
Answer from user RMDman at stackexchange.