You're not being rude at all. I appreciate your help.ChicoQuente wrote: ↑ If I am understanding you correctly I'm going to go out on a limb and say you know very little about electrical. As I said before you just need to strip the wire back a little more and put both ends under the plates on your new switch. 2 wires under a terminal is essentially the exact same thing as a continuous piece of wire.
I don't mean to be rude but what you are explaining is such a basic electrical question that I feel maybe you need some assistance in making this change. If you have any friends or family that ever do electrical work for themselves you may want to ask them for some help as someone may be able to explain to you better in person.
You're right, I need to get an electrician or a friend with more insight to help me.
Thanks