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basement light wiring

 
 
sasha13
 
Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 11:28 am
need help setting this up. basement lights. two switches and two lights. three way switches. i have drawing of the diagram but not sure how to attach it here. here what I see: Cable one: white tide with black from cable 2 and 3. black to the first light.
cable two(light 2):whites tied to the whites 3 and 4. then white from all goes to light 1. black tied to the black 3 and white 1.
cable 3: whites tied to 2 and 4. going to the white 1st light. cable 4:black going to the light 1.white tied to 2 and 3 going to the light 1. Issue: Light one constantly on and light two reacting on both switches.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 12:01 pm
@sasha13,
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but not sure how to attach it here
Sash, I've read this plaint from many; the software mavens keep it excessively complicated so we don't overload the ether

Still I'd need the schem since in old age in spite of my familiarity with the elec.t, I don't reason very fast
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 02:28 pm
@sasha13,
http://www.easy-do-it-yourself-home-improvements.com/3-way-switch-wiring-diagram.html
sasha13
 
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Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 02:52 pm
@cicerone imposter,
problem is that they used black white cable, no red wires. I can not see what the power cable here is
cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 03:49 pm
@sasha13,
Three-way switches require a three-wire cable: the power wire, the neutral wire, and the traveller or switch wire.
sasha13
 
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Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 04:15 pm
@cicerone imposter,
yes three wires, black white and ground.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Sun 2 Oct, 2016 05:02 pm
@sasha13,
No Sasha, if the switch doesn't require a ground I think Cis means by traveller or switch wire some sort of on-off control
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