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Difficulty grounding motion-sensing switches in metal boxes

🏠 homeproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 3/5

A DIY homeowner in Canada is unsure how to properly ground new motion-sensing light switches when installing them into existing metal electrical boxes.

Who's affected: A DIY homeowner installing smart or motion-sensing switches in metal electrical boxes

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A visual guide app that uses AR to identify box types and show specific grounding wiring diagrams
  2. A standardized grounding pigtail kit specifically designed for retrofitting smart switches into metal boxes
  3. A community-verified database of wiring diagrams for common smart switch models in various box configurations
I want to build this

Real voices

“The new switches have a ground that must be connected and I need advice/confirmation to make sure that what I'm planning to do is correct and safe.”

Source: Stack Exchange (diy) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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