need help with 3 way switch issue
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3 way switch struggle. HELP!
Comments (11)I see so you're saying the issue is that I checked both wires for the hot one when they were both disconnected and really I need to do one at a time? What do you make of the fact that originally two out of the 3 wires were spliced together at one switch. Is that even possible? Thanks a bunch Joe!...See Moreconverting 1 way switches to 3 way switches.
Comments (12)What do things look like in the other switch box in the closet you are talking about? Harder to see is what wires enter and exit the box at the light. The simplest set-up for a home owner to deal with will have a single gang box with one non-dimming 3-way switch at each location, and just one (black/white/bare ground) cable and one (black/red/white/bare ground) cable in the box with the switch. The cable that contains the red should go from box to box and makes up the travelers. The black and red ends of this cable should land on the screws on the switch that are the same color as each other (usually not black). The other cable either comes from the panel (the feed in) or goes to the light (the feed out). Put the black from this cable under the unique colored screw (usually black and sometimes called the common or point). Splice together all of the white wires and use the bare ground to ground each other and the switch and the box if it's metal. If you have a different wire arrangement than this, (and there are several that are both different and correct), and if you have only a small amount of experience then you would probably be well served by hiring a pro. I personally can't recall ever seeing or installing a 3-way in a walk-in closet and the black conductor landed on the ground screw makes me think that you will end up hiring someone to sort this out. Good luck....See MoreNeed help wiring 4, 3 way switches to 2 lights
Comments (3)I didn't really read the subject line. Here's another interpretation: If you are trying to control 2 lights (both going on/off at the same time) from 4 different places, then you don't just use 3-way switches. You need 4 way switches too. I think it needs two 3-ways and two 4-ways. I'm sure you can google it to get a proper wiring diagram....See MoreHelp finding 3-way switch with amber pilot light in white
Comments (1)Pass & Seymour makes one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008SC0YYY/ref=asc_df_B008SC0YYY5366388/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B008SC0YYY&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216539147262&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11273448294002028303&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010194&hvtargid=pla-348720094446 Also Leviton: https://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/index~text~5587703~path~product~part~5587703~ds~dept~process~search?gclid=Cj0KCQiAzfrTBRC_ARIsAJ5ps0tgwzgcOI7twguf6pjkJ32U9NQT5rAGiSfgPmBECxwA11H5440AayEaAiMOEALw_wcB...See More- 7 years ago
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