Cornfused. Went to replace a light switch and expected to find a

Wintereisse

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black wire, white wire and ground. Instead I found a black wire, red wire and ground. Do I just hook them up as if they were what I expected? For clarification, I'm replacing a turn switch with a flip switch.

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BigB87

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Well, I'm assuming the black and red are your hot and neutral, just need to figure out which is which. Typically you see black and red in a circuit that has a double pole breaker, but you also usually have a white for neutral as black and red are usually both hot. If you have a voltage tester, check to see which one is the hot wire.
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