I am finishing up some wiring (long story) and I have some switches to
put into my basement. At the top of the stairs, there is a 3way
switch and at the bottom there is another 3way ganged with a dimmer
for some pot lights (6 incandescents).

From the box at the top, there is a run of 14/2 going to 2 pot lights
that light the stairs and a run of 14/3 going to the 2-gang box at the
bottom of the stairs.

Also in the bottom, I have 14/2 coming from the service panel and 14/2
going to the 6 pots in another area of the basement.

I want to control the 2 pots from the top and bottom of the stairs and
the 6pots from the dimmer at the bottom.

0 === 0 =====[S3]
_| |||
_| |||
stairs _| |||
_| ||| 0 0 0
_| [S3][Dim]======
|| 0 0 0
||
||
||
==========[Service Panel]


||| - 14/3
= or || - 14/2
0 - Pots

In the top S3, I have the neutrals tied together, the red and black
hot from the 14/3 connected to the travelers and the hot to the 2 pots
attached to the common.

In the bottom S3, I have the 3 neutrals tied and the hot from the
service panel goes to the common *and then pigtails to the dimmer*
(the other dimmer pigtails to the hot to the 6 pots). The hots from
the 3wire to the upstairs switch connected to the travelers.

All are properly grounded, but I am not 100% on the "borrowing" the
hot from the 3ways to run the 6pots.

It's basically a set of 3way switches with the fixture at the end of
the run (the 2 opts) and a separate single pole dimmer to 6pots ganged
with the closest switch to the panel.

I hope this makes sense and that I accurately described the present
configuration!

Thoughts?

- Rodger