Leviton Light Switch No Ground

I have a black hot white neutral and ground wire.

Leviton light switch no ground. But the leviton directions diagram also show a red wire. Be sure to shut off the power before installing an. I can see that there is a copper wire back in there but it s been cut short too short to attach the green ground wire from the dimmer.

Click add device in the smartthings things menu. I bought a leviton z wave switch from home depot wife is out of town and i m bored. I am replacing all the light switches in my home which are leviton toggle switches with leviton illuminated decora switches 5611 w and 5613 w my current toggle switches all have a grounding terminal and screw that are wired to the bare copper ground conductor coming out of the romex which makes sense since the electrical boxes are all plastic.

So i replaced the switch paired it with the network went to turn the light on and nothing. My house was built in early 1950 s and all electrical switches do not have a ground. If the box isn t grounded the switch will still work.

While the red light is flashing hold down the bottom off switch again for about 5 seconds. No ground wire and trying to hook up motion sensor switch to light. Nosparksplease nov 28 19 at 22 49.

I prefer to remove wires in stab in the back devices by crushing the switch with my t g pliers that way nobody is tempted to put the switch back in service. Watch this video to learn how to install a light switch. Switch used leviton ips02 single pole.

It s fast and easy to do. No ground wire in light switch i m trying to hook up a dimmer switch 3 way and have discovered that there is no ground wire connected to the switch. Hold down the bottom off switch until the light flashes red then let it go.