Got your hands full? Don't drop everything just to find the switch. This light switch's smart sensor will turn on the lights for you.

Take the second black wire and connect it to the remaining bronze screw terminal. Alternatively, if there are push-in terminals on the back of the switch, you can use those to connect the black wires.

Stop walking across a dark room to turn on the light. Install a 3-way switch and control lights from two locations.

Below, Donnelly tells AD how to wire a light switch with this simple step-by-step process for a single-pole light switch without zapping yourself along the way.