Leviton 003-1755-W Three Rocker Switches Logo
Posted on Jan 10, 2011

I am hooking up a leviton 1755 3 rocker switch that controls a light, fan, heater all in one ceiling unit. The old switch had the white wire in the top switch, one black in the middle and the other black and red in the bottom switch. It had two small black wires going from switch one to two and another wire from switch two switch three. How do I connect this new switch with the wiring coming out of the box which is one white wire, two black wires and one red wire.

  • Anonymous Mar 30, 2014

    THE SWITCH HAS A RED WIRE AND A BLACK WIRE. WHERE DO I ATTACH THE RED WIRE?

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1) Look at screw color.
New device has brass screws on one side, and 1 silver screw for each switch located on other side of device.
Hot wire goes to brass screw.
Wire to fan goes to one silver screw
Wire to light goes to another silver screw.
Wire to heater goes to another silver screw.

If you do not have a wire for each individual Load, then you will have to add wiring.

2) Electricians don't guess, they test.
Separate wires for testing.
Turn power ON.
Test each wire to bare ground wire.
Tester lights up on Hot wire.
Hot wire connects to brass-colored screw.
If any wires on old switch was connected to same Hot wire, then also connect that wire to brass-colored screws.

Hot wire is identified.
Test Hot wire to each other wire in box, except bare ground.
Tester lights up on Neutral wire. Neutral wire will NOT connect to this switching device.
Next, connect one of the remaining wires to a silver screw.
Turn power ON.
Flip switch to see what Load that wire controls.
By process of elimination, add wires to each silver screw and test each by flipping switch.
Breaker will trip if you connect Neutral to silver screw.

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