On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 3:35:16 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:10:53 AM UTC-4, wrote:

So, I still don't understand the talk about re-wiring,

turning switches upside down, etc. I think we agree it

would only "fix" the problem until another switch position

was changed.



It's not so complicated as you all are making it.



He simply wants the lights to be OFF when all four switches are in the down position.



In other words, if you run down the hall and flip all four switches to the down position, the lights will always end up OFF.



I never saw him saying anything even close to that. And
I can't imagine that it would make much sense. He said he
had 4 switches controlling a hallway light. Why on earth
would you need to run down the hall and check each switch?
All you need do is look if the light is on or off and then
hit the one switch located where you are exiting the hall.




With an even number of switches, you will always have an even number of switches in a certain position with the lights off. Either four down, two down, or four up.

Which of course means you can't do what he wants to do.