Stop walking across a dark room to turn on the light. Install a 3-way switch and control lights from two locations.

There are two types of light switches, says Donnelly: a single-pole light switch ... to construct the house come into contact with the wiring, which is a high fire risk,” he says.

A light switch connects to the wiring of your house and acts as a ... a single light fixture (e.g., an office light). Single Pole Double Throw (SPDT): An SPDT switch gives you the convenience ...

A single-pole switch has only two conductor terminals ... then there’s no power to the lights. But there is still power on a carrier wire at each switch; you just need each switch to select the same ...

A single-pole switch controls a light or lights from a single location. One wire comes in from the power source, and one wire goes out to the light(s). A 3-way switch adds two terminals for ...