Originally Posted by
larry64
I want to replace a 30-year old GE 3-way dimmer switch with a Skylark Contour CTCL-153PDH-LA dimmer switch. The old GE dimmer switch has no screws (wires come out of the plastic housing) and I don't know how to identify the common wire. There are 3 wires coming out of the housing, 2 black and 1 red. One black connects to white, another connects to red. The red wire connects to black. I'm confused.Also, there is no ground wire on the GE dimmer or on the single-pole light switch in the same box. Any assistance will be appreciated.