* Each one of the remaining two black wires should go to the middle of one of the two switches, to power it. * Another of the four goes straight back to the wall, presumably to power other switches (connected to the same breaker of course).
* One of the two coming from the wall is the live wire that comes from the breaker and brings power to everything. "and the other are marred with 2 other black wires that run back to the neutrals
One per switch, right? In my understanding these would be the wires that actually go from the switch to either the lightbulb or the fan, so they should only become live when the switch is on. Here's some wiring diagrams from various timers on the market.Īs others commented, it's a bit hard to tell without looking at the back of the switches, but trying to picture what you describe: "two of the hot wires go straight to a switch"