Show more show less. One screw terminal is for the hot wire that feeds the switch from the power source.
It is a switch that provides a simple connect or disconnect capability across two terminals.
2 single pole switches. A single pole switch usually refers to a single pole single throw switch spst. The difference between a single and double pole switch is that the latter controls two circuits at the same time. From sensor guide lights to multi.
It is commonly used for onoff applications such as light switches. I show how to wire a double switch with 2 single pole switches. Some gang boxes are in locations that do not allow the box to be expanded to add a separate light switch.
In other words its like two simple switches controlled by a single actuator. This is typically used in a series of three switches on one circuit to control a circuit from multiple locations. A double pole switch is what you need to control a 240 volt device because 240 volt circuits have two hot wires.
A double pole double throw dpdt knife switch. A double pole switch is like two separate single pole switches that are mechanically operated by the same lever knob or button. A double pole single throw dpst switch controls the connections to two wires at once where each wire only has one possible connection.
You can wire two single pole light switches in the same gang box using a device that combines two separate single pole light switches into one device using the original single switch space. Category howto style. The other terminal is for a second hot wire called a switch leg that runs only between the switch and the light fixture.
Two for incoming hots and two for outgoing hots. A double pole switch is. Double pole light switches sometimes called a four way switch are essentially two single pole switches put together.
The number of throws indicates how many different output connections each switch pole can connect its input to. A single throw switch is a simple on. Single pole switches are the most common light switches in a home.
It has four terminals. One switch controls two separate circuits. The two most common types are single throw and double throw.
With levitons extensive assortment of combination devices you can fill a one gang space with two switches a switch and receptacle even a switch and gfci. They have two screw terminals plus a ground screw.