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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I watched a YouTube video. It seems easy. But is there a risk of electrocuting myself or burning the house down? [/quote] Not if the power is off. Get yourself a $10 contactless voltage tester at Home Depot or Amazon. Turn off the circuit breaker. Wave the voltage tester around to make sure you got the right one. That's exactly what an electrician would do. [/quote] Electricians might not turn it off. At least, I've seen apprentices who didn't bother. [/quote] This is true but since I’m not an electrician I flip the breakers and use a voltage tester every time. There’s no reason to shock yourself. I also highly recommend taking lots of photos before you do anything. That way you can at least put it back how it was. Switches are pretty easy but I had one weird (but to code) circuit once that I messed up. It was like a three way that I didn’t know where the other switch was. [/quote]
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