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Another difficult 3-way wiring issue?
Thanks to those who last time provided great information that I used
to correct all my 3-way light circuit switches. They all work fine. Except ONE. It appears to be a simple hall ceiling light with a 3-way switch on each end. Here's what I found: one end had 4 wires coming in, the other the standard 2. The 4 wire end as 2 reds and 2 whites and the blacks are connected external to the switch. I've tried to use the diagnostic techniques discussed here and after trying a zillion combinations I still can't get them to work. If I remember correctly (stupid me - I didn't take a photo) the two red wires would connected to the same terminal while the other two whites were each connected to a separate terminal. I am hoping that some industrious electricians can help me figure this out as it is the very last switch not functioning in the entire house. TIA |
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Another difficult 3-way wiring issue?
On May 24, 8:48*am, Metspitzer wrote:
On Wed, 23 May 2012 22:57:24 -0400, wrote: Thanks to those who last time provided great information that I used to correct all my 3-way light circuit switches. *They all work fine. Except ONE. *It appears to be a simple hall ceiling light with a 3-way switch on each end. Here's what I found: *one end had 4 wires coming in, the other the standard 2. *The 4 wire end as 2 reds and 2 whites and the blacks are connected external to the switch. * I've tried to use the diagnostic techniques discussed here and after trying a zillion combinations I still can't get them to work. If I remember correctly (stupid me - I didn't take a photo) the two red wires would connected to the same terminal while the other two whites were each connected to a separate terminal. I am hoping that some industrious electricians can help me figure this out as it is the very last switch not functioning in the entire house. TIA Take a picture of that you have now. *Make sure you can see every wire in the box.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And figure out where the various wires go. For example, with everything disconnected one cable should be be supply and now you can mark it. You can buy a circuit tracing tool that puts a signal on the wires if you need to. Then compare what you have to the online schematics that show how 3 ways are wired. |
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