Electrical Gurus Needed

[9supratt4]

I need assistance....I'm replacing a broken light switch and the wires are not color coded. Both wires coming from the wall are black. The old switch also had 2 black wires. The new switch is red and black.

I installed it one way and it worked. Then I installed it the other and it also worked.

I'm used to red on red and black on black. So what is the deal here?

Thanks!!

 

[redfishbluefish]

It really doesn't matter. You're interrupting the hot wire with a switch. If any white wires are in the box, they should simply be wire nutted together on their way to whatever. You're good either way. However, if you know the "hot" side, attach that to the black side.

 

[art13]

It's just allowing power to pass through, just think about it as that switch when turned on is connecting the two wires coming out the wall to each other.

 

[9supratt4]

Cool....so it doesn't matter....thanks guys!! Didn't want to burn down my new home!!