simple wiring (maybe)

[dklever]

:wall: I am adding two lights using a double swich. I am getting the power from a double plug receptical.. I currently ran a hot wire from the plug and tied all the black wires together (3). I then ran the white wire from each light to the corresponding pole on the dual switch on the right side. I then ties the white wire on the hot wire together with two white lead wires and attached them to the corresponding poles on the opposite side of the dual switch. I thought this would give me seperate circuits but when I turn either of the dual swicthes on both lights come on. Can you help me?

[John Nelson]

No, no, no. Heaven forbid.

It's a serious hazard and a serious code violation to switch the neutral. You need to switch the hot (black wires) instead. Use a wire nut to connect all three white wires to each other. Push that connection into the back of the box. Connect the two black wires from your lights to the two screws on the duplex switch that are not connected together with a tab. Connect the black wire from your receptacle to either screw on the side of the duplex switch where the screws are connected to each other with a metal tab. Use a wire nut to connect all three grounding wires to each other and to a short section of grounding wire (a "pigtail"). Connect the other end of that pigtail to the green screw on the duplex switch. When repacking the box, be careful not to let any grounding wires touch any other screw.