Hey there,So I bought a house two years ago because I’m an idiot. I redid most of the switches and plugs because they all looked gross from being 60 years old and covered in the previous owners gunk. No problems there. Pretty sure nothing is actually grounded here. I held off on doing the switch my the front door because of just the looks of it made me think I would either have to figure out a new switch layout or track down this goofy looking switch. For some reason I got (kind of) motivated recently. The light switch dangling from the wall look just wasn’t doing it anymore. I did some internetting and found that this is a Despard style switch? The three little switches in the space of one made sure that the only option I could find locally was a single $16 dollar switch. Whatever I just want to get it done. Buy it, take it home, unbox it, compare the hook ups, put it back in the box and google every variation of “weird old wiring light switch” I can think of.Wiring/Switches/Mystery?Top switch does a ceiling light Middle does porch light Bottom does an outletThe is a bridge wire (?) going from what I’m assuming is the top to middle set of terminals, I think?So here I am. Asking for your help, the first time of what I’m sure will become a thing any time I think I can DIY a project and realize I’m a dumb idiot and electrical is hard.What in the world do I do with all of these extra wires.Should I get a different switch?Should I knock a hole in the wall and just see if I can figure out how to wire up three new switches?Can I just make the outlet normal and not switch controlled? via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2G69vMn
