Trying to wire ceiling fan with separate light/fan switch
The black wire going through the &quot;hole&quot; in the back of the switch, the always hot, should be connected to the black screws.If there is a metal link between the two black screws, then only one connection is needed. If no link, then you need to jump the two black screws. The black wire on the screw on the old switch and the red wire on the old switch get connected to the two screws, silver or brass, on the new switch. The ground wire gets connected to the green screw.