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Electrical Wiring Question:

I replaced a light switch with a new switch, now the pantry light works, but the range light fan doesn’t.

This electrical wiring question came from Chadwick in California.

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The Safest Way to Test Electrical Devices and Identify Electric Wiring!

The Non-Contact Electrical Tester

This is a testing tool that I have had in my personal electrical tool pouch for years, and is the first test tool I grab to help identify electrical wiring. It is a Non-contact tester, [amazon.com], I use for the detection of Standard Voltage in Cables, Cords, Circuit Breakers, Lighting Fixtures, Switches, Outlets and Wires. Simply insert the end of the tester into an outlet, lamp socket, or hold the end of the tester against the wire you wish to test. Very handy and easy to use.