Legrand-Pass & Seymour K2I Plastic Despard Opening Wall Plate Two Horizontal Opening Per Gang Includes Mounting Straps

before starting any electrical project make sure power is turned off at your electrical panel remove the wallplate from the wall then remove the mounting screws connecting the existing light switch to the mounting box next disconnect the existing wires by loosening the terminal screws on the existing switch now you're ready to install the new decorator style light switch to install the ground wire which is always either a bare copper or green insulated wire begin by shaping the end of the wire into a loop this loop will attach to the green terminal screw on the switch make sure the wire loop for the terminal screw is turned in the same clockwise direction you're turning the terminal screw right to tighten and left to loosen next connect the hot or line wire in the same way the hot wire is typically black and it brings power to the switch from the service entrance panel or breaker panel