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electrical - Is a ground required when replacing an old single pole single throw switch? - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
![Replacing an light switch. Confused by the two black wires. Usually there are, black white and ground. Old switch has no ground new one does. : r/askanelectrician Replacing an light switch. Confused by the two black wires. Usually there are, black white and ground. Old switch has no ground new one does. : r/askanelectrician](https://preview.redd.it/ln77na1jpgb71.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db46f18121c2232dc76e70c07928ad4d02c0ef29)
Replacing an light switch. Confused by the two black wires. Usually there are, black white and ground. Old switch has no ground new one does. : r/askanelectrician
![hi! switch update on old house. is the white wire here a neutral? or there is no neutral? is one of them the ground wire? trying to install a smart dimmer switch hi! switch update on old house. is the white wire here a neutral? or there is no neutral? is one of them the ground wire? trying to install a smart dimmer switch](https://preview.redd.it/hi-switch-update-on-old-house-is-the-white-wire-here-a-v0-tb5z75j3mgea1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fad5037bbb80591c2d86170f0ad6edb6cfb2015)
hi! switch update on old house. is the white wire here a neutral? or there is no neutral? is one of them the ground wire? trying to install a smart dimmer switch
![What should I do if there is no ground wire in switch? It seems my switch is connected to neutral wire but not ground wire. I'm trying to install a smart dimmer : What should I do if there is no ground wire in switch? It seems my switch is connected to neutral wire but not ground wire. I'm trying to install a smart dimmer :](https://preview.redd.it/what-should-i-do-if-there-is-no-ground-wire-in-switch-it-v0-5j2o1970d3c81.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad9748611cab825aec62aaa289880ebc2b1214a4)
What should I do if there is no ground wire in switch? It seems my switch is connected to neutral wire but not ground wire. I'm trying to install a smart dimmer :
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