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Default 3 way switch disaster (long but interesting)

Hi.

I've got a CAD drawing of the circuit (that I can turn into a jpeg if need
be) that I can send along if you're interested. My biggest problem is I'm
having a hard time tracing how the kitchen light gets power (actually, the
more I think about it the more confused I get). New installations of 3-way
switches are easier for me to grasp, but trying to troubleshoot existing
wiring (that may or may not follow standards) are leaving me a bit confused.

If I'm bothering you, by all means tell me to get lost. I'm just trying to
avoid burning my house down


"toller" wrote in message
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Okay, it makes sense now.
Cable 2 or 3 goes to the kitchen light. It is connected to cable 4, so it
is on the switches. It should be (and presumably was) off the hot on

cable
1.

Sadly, John was right; you will have to run a new cable to one of the
lights; it doesn't matter which. They are now on the same branch, and you
have to separate them.