Questions tagged [multiway-switch]
Use this tag for any time lights, fans, or devices are controlled from more than one wall switch location.
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Help with 3-way switch/light troubleshooting
I've been helping a friend out to add some improvements to his house, and we've run into some issues with a 3-way switch/light setup and could use some assistance. For context, he bought the house ~3 ...
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Best inline lamp switch for intended use
I am planning to DIY a lamp for my wife for our bedroom. Current idea is to have two different lighting features contained in the same lamp. Idea being your standard lamp(A), and am going to be ...
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3-way light switch,faulty sensor switch or incorrect wiring?
I am looking to replace one my 3-way toggle switch to a 3-way sensor switch (Leviton DOS05). After wiring per instruction provided, the second switch (non-sensor) does not work unless the sensor ...
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3-way Fixture Wiring Question
A handyman replaced a light fixture for my sister, but badly screwed up the wiring such that it no longer turns off by either switch (everything worked fine with the old fixture). I just got here and ...
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Two light three way circuit to Single light three way, single light single pole
I have two existing dining room lights that are controlled via a three switch.
The existing wiring has two switch locations:
Box 1 (garage)
One 12-2 romex (black to black terminal on 3-way)
One 12-3 ...
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How do I wire up these two sconces?
I need some help to correctly rewire some sconces. The bedroom had these sconces missing for years and I am putting in new ones, but I am getting a tad confused on correctly wiring them back up. I'll ...
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Is it possible/safe to fork one LINE wire for two light circuits?
The kitchen in my house opens out into the family room. On the far side of the kitchen, there is a 2-gang switch box [AB], on the near side of the family room is a 1-gang switch box [C].
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14 volts on bare copper ground wire at light switch with breaker off & low volts on hot wire with breaker on
so I have two light switches on each end of our hallway that controls the hall lights (3 way switches). For years it hasn't worked or one of the switches were bad, because you could wiggle it, and the ...
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Light fixture troubleshooting
Light fixture in basement stopped working. Checked the bulb and wiring and looked good.
When I use the switch in a 3 way switch set up, the light fixture only works if the adjacent recessed ceiling ...
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Possible to covert normal switch to three way?
I'm in the middle of a home renovation project (not doing it myself) and I purchased some nice brass light switches for my office. There are two places in the room where we have switches and they are ...
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Installing leviton ODS10 motion occupancy switch on 3 way switch
I'm trying to install a motion sensor occupancy switch on a 3 way switch. It can be used with sensors in 2 locations as shown in instructions below, but I want to use the regular switch at the other ...
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Replace 3-way switches with motion sensors [duplicate]
In my pass-through (i.e. two entryways at opposite ends) laundry room, where people walk in holding laundry baskets with both hands, I'd like to replace the two 3-way switches with motion-sensor ...
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Install Smart switch
I am trying to replace a switch that is one of the 3 switches which the bulb operates on. I am confused with wiring of the switch and when I just changed the same wiring on Leviton 3 way switch but it ...
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4-Way Light switch
A light fixture hooked up to 3 light switches is a 4-way light switch not 3-way, right?
I'm having a lot of trouble with it with flickering lights and the lights turning on full brightness the 2 ...
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How to add a kill switch to a 3-way light switch
I'm not good with electrical terms, so please keep it dumbed down for me. The ones I use here are probably the only ones I know.
I have an existing 3-way switch setup (2 light switches that both work ...
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Bathroom Lighting Switch/Motion Sensor solution
I have a bathroom mirror with built in led lighting around the mirror casing. It is controlled by a touch switch on the front of the mirror. I would like to control the light by using a motion ...
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Smart Switch Newbie Electrical Question (2 black lines)
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What do I do with this "extra" black wire on my existing switches to replace them with two Kasa smart dimming switches?
EXISTING SWITCH:
EXISTING SWITCH EXPOSED:
NEW SWITCH (I have ...
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Three-way circuit where one switch also toggles an extra light fixture on/off
I'm trying to figure out a circuit in my home that operates two sets of lights: a set of track lights over the stairwell, and a light fixture at the end of the upstairs balcony. At the bottom of the ...
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Can't figure out wiring in this three way switch
I have a pair of three way switches at the ends of my hallway that control a ceiling light and I'm working to replace them with new switches. I pulled out the old switch and put all the wires back on ...
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Three way switch neutral
I think that my house has a three way switch wired like this diagram. I think it's this one because both switches only have one bundle with three conductors and a ground coming in. Would I be able to ...
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Circuit Tripping Immediately after replacing three way dimmer
Upgraded a dimmer to be compatible with future LED lights. The old was a three way dimmer but it had no ground wire and no markings. I BELIEVE I found the common and wired this to the appropriately ...
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What do I do with the "extra" traveler wire when removing a 3way switch?
I have a three-way switch that controls an outdoor flood light. I'm going to replace the outdoor light with a ring camera/floodlight, so I don't want the switch to control the power anymore. I just ...
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Completely Re-Wiring a Three-Way Light Switch (Meross MSS550)
The Scenario: I've just discovered that the previous owners of my home did not care for electrical safety and wired the boxes in very dangerous ways
What I'm looking for: Assistance re-wiring the two ...
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Wiring a 3 Pole Meross Light Switch
I've got a three-pole light switch that I would like to get wired up in my house, and after opening the panels it appears that the wiring is nontraditional:
The Fixture: Ceiling Fan with light ...
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How can I trace switch wires from 3-way switches across the room?
I have an open concept with several 3-way and one 4-way switch. I'm going to be adding some smart switches which will require a bit of a rewire for every switch in the series.
What's the best way to ...
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How to 4way switch wiring - not according to standard diagrams
Last Saturday I was trying to replace switches.. but the outcome didn't work the way it was supposed to.
I have 3 switches that all 3 go to the same light.
Switch A. 1 cable coming into the box. All 3 ...
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Can I use this external light switch to supply an outside circuit?
I have just moved in to a new home in the northwestern part of the UK. I have a light switch that switches an outside light. I want to use that power to have electricity in the garden including ...
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How to wire up 0-10V dimmer in a 2-way configuration
I recently upgraded my old halogen kitchen ceiling lighting with LEDs - two fixtures. They have the 0-10V dimming wires. I also got a pair of 2-way switch/0-10V dimmers.
My dilemma is that I don't ...
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Replace 3 way switch with smart 3-way switch
I have an existing 3-way switch. The pair of switches control my hallway light and works perfectly. To replace this, I bought a Kasa Smart 3 Way Switch HS210. Other than the copper wire , it has only ...
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Can I use power from two seperate circuit breakers in on gang switch box
I am In Ontario Canada. I am doing a renovation and I came to a switch box for my hallway that has two three way switches that operate two diffent lights. One at the top of the stairs and one at the ...
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How to wire two different 3-way circuits from same box
I have two separate 3-way lights that need to be powered from the same power source in one box (in addition to using the box as a junction to supply power to a different box, but I can't see why that ...
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Can I exchange two-way and three-way switches in the same box for lights?
I want to change my light configurations on my house, and think I have an easy change but want to confirm with some experts on this site!
I have 2 switches that are by my front door. A single pole ...
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1 Light Fixture+2 Switches, 1 light fixture + 2 switches both from one power source [duplicate]
How would I be able to wire this kind of 3 way switch, TWICE, with one power source (1 light fixture + 2 switches, 1 light fixture + 2 switches from the same power source). Essentially, I have two ...
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Two 3-way switches from one source
I have two light fixtures that I'd like to have on separate 3-way switches. Can I do that from one power source? Can I split/daisy chain the power source and 'travel' them to each light fixture and ...
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Remove a 4-way switch
I have 3 switches on the same circuit that power lights in my family room and garage. Two 3-ways are located at each end of my family room and the 4-way is in my garage. I want to remove the garage ...
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How to wire a 3-way decora leviton motion sensor switch?
I want to replace one of the two 3-way switch that's in my laundry room. I have the Decora D0S05 model switch: PDF instructions here
The issue though is that the switches beside it is linking up the ...
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How do I bypass a 3 way switch?
I have a light fixture that can be turned on/off from two locations. One location is on a Lutron occupancy sensor switch, and the second is a standard flip switch.
However when I flip the standard ...
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How is this 3-way switch working?
Found at a friend's house.
This 3-way switch is working fine, but it seems to have 2 of the wires permanently bonded together under one screw terminal, with the other one remaining unused. Presumably ...
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Connect a smart switch to 2 gang light light switch
I've got an older house (1958) and I want to control my outside light with a smart switch on a dusk to dawn schedule. Light sensor bulbs are not working properly in our outdoor housing. That light ...
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Theoretically, can one do this to troubleshoot a circuit?
Could you do this to troubleshoot sets of switches and outlets that are connected in 4-way and 3-way patterns:
So if you unhook all wires that connect to outlets and switches in one circuit, could you ...
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What is going on with this room’s wiring? Should I try to find where the circuit begins?
So this room is wired strangely. The house is from the 1980s.
I am in the process of changing out old outlets and switches. Something is not working right.
I have researched 3 and 4 way switches and I ...
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Trying to figure out how to add a receptacle from the far 3 way switch
I've read answers to similar questions but I'm still confused. I'm trying to add an always on receptacle from the far switch of a 3 way switch circuit.
Right now the circuit is wired like this:
I don'...
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Creating 3 Way switch with existing wiring and smart switch
I am doing the wiring in the basement, and have messed up. I did not run the necessary cabling to do the 3 way switch the traditional way.
I have 14/2 cable that comes from the breaker to a 3 way ...
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4 way toggle sometimes not toggling up/down reliably compared to other switches
I purchased these Leviton 4-way switches and replaced older ones, along with some 3-way switches on the same circuit. The switches are in a series of two 3-ways, and one 4-way switch. The switches all ...
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3 Way Switches to Existing lights
I want to add a 3 way switch to my basement lighting. The circuit they are on includes a couple of receptacles also. The wire from light to light and receptacles is 14/3 Romex. The single pole switch ...
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Need Help Using a TP-Link HS210 Kit to Replace GE/Jasco Bluetooth Switch and Add-On
My house has an old GE/Jasco Bluetooth switch setup in a 3-way configuration. That uses 2 different kinds of switches. One is referred to as the primary and one is called an add-on. They have ...
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Installing Kasa smart dimmer 3 way with only 4 wires?
I have some lights controllable by two toggle switches on opposite sides of the room. Im located in the US in an older house, Im trying to install a Kasa Smart Dimmable 3-way Switch (KS230). However ...
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Most Efficient Wiring of Ceiling Fan/Light Combo on 3-way and 4-way Switches
I am working on updating the wiring in my home. I'm currently working on a second-floor bedroom, with the cables coming down from the attic (immediately above the bedroom).
I'm trying to figure out an ...
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Single black wire from box going to two terminals (via jumper) on timer switch
I'm trying to replace an old Intermatic E1120 timer. My new timer has clearly marked terminals for Line, Load, Traveler, Neutral, and Ground.
However, none of the terminals on my old timer are marked. ...
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Why are there two black wires connected to the bottom of my three-way switch?
I am installing a new 3 way switch. When I open up the existing three way I see two back wires connected that the bottom, one black in the top and one white at the top. Can someone advise what the ...
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