Questions & Answers for: how to wire a three way switch

...three way switch. the two red wires go to the "travelers" to the other three way switch. standard wiring practices: hot goes to the odd screw, travelrs go to the other three way switch. at the remote ...

...WIRE A standard dimmer switch only needs two wires plus ground, just like a standard switch. If you are replacing a three-way switch with a dimmer, then you need a three-way dimmer switch (which has ...

...wire of the three way dimmer. The other two wires are connected to the silver or light colored terminals of the switch. These are the traveler terminals. The traveler wires may be connect to either ...

wire? Three-way switches require a three-wire cable: the power wire, the neutral wire, and the traveler or switch wire. The cable should also have a ground wire, or a total of four wires in the cable.

...wire a three way switch There are several ways to wire three way switchs, depending on which box the power goes to. Check ou this link for diagrams. ...

...three wire key switch Trying to hook up two wire toggle switch to a three wire key switch you would need two 2 wire switch's as one wire feeds switch , one feeds ignition and one feeds starter to ...

...three-way switch I would like to replace a pair of 1950s three-way switches that are beaten up on the outside. I understand the principles of NEW 3-way wiring. Trouble is, there are ONLY three wires ...

...of wiring a three way switch circuit. This electrical wiring diagram shows power into light switch Box #1 – wire to light from switch box #1, and from switch box #1 to three-way light switch box

...you mean the old dimmer switch has three black wires. The old switch is a three way style switch and your new one is a single pole. You will need to take it back and get a three way dimmer

wire of a three way switch, the other two terminals connect to traveler wires, these traveler wires connect to the two terminals of a second the way switch and the common terminal of the second switch