On Feb 12, 7:38*am, "RBM" wrote:
When you started this project, you were replacing a fixture. Was the
existing fixture and all this switching working properly at the time? You
clearly have a mess there as it appears that three sets of three way
switches were wired all illegally using multiples of two wire cables. Any
suggestions I could give would be wags without knowing where each conductor
comes from and goes to. I would, at this point get an electrician on the job
to do this.

"Doug" wrote in message


Thanks RBM, and I already called one when I noted there were no
responses to this message when I woke up this morning.

"Working properly" can mean many different things. Yes, everything
was "working" and it still is. The question I was seeking an answer
for - I guess - is why I needed to ground the fixture out to make it
work (and whether or not such practice causes a safety hazard). I
still don't know why I need to ground the fixture out. I can't quite
figure out how the switch is working with two hot wires leading into
one three way switch. Hopefully the electrician can "shed some light"
on it.

Again, thanks for everyone's help on this.

Doug