In article , Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:19:18 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:

In article , Mark Lloyd
wrote:

May be true. It depends on how the circuit is wired. I have one here
where that is not true, each box has:

1. hot
2. neutral
3. connected only to light

It's #3 that is connected to the common terminal of the switch.

There are multiple Code violations in that setup.

Was it in 1974, when this house was built?

Yes. AFAIK, Code has *never* allowed switching the neutral.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.