Your switch was wired "backwards". Easy mistake to make and to fix. Singe pole single throw switches work both ways, so there really is no backwards. If it were a different kind of switch you might be in trouble. This not a danger to you unless you have wild OCD.
lucky_number-VII t1_j6jozia wrote
Reply to Wire is only energized when the switch is off? by playthecello
Your switch was wired "backwards". Easy mistake to make and to fix. Singe pole single throw switches work both ways, so there really is no backwards. If it were a different kind of switch you might be in trouble. This not a danger to you unless you have wild OCD.