Outstanding Wire Two Switches To One Light
Find the three connector screws on the side of your three way switch two on one side and one on the other.
Wire two switches to one light. I put in a two gang box for two switches. Connect the incoming black wire and the outgoing black wire to the two screws that are on the same side of the switch so one is above the. Connect one end of the 6 inch wire to the top.
How do i take those two wires and feed two switches to have separate control for two switches. Two way switch can be operated from any of the switch independently means whatever be the position of other switch on off you can control the light with other switch. This is one of those projects that is actually easier than one might expect.
Also known as three way switching the job calls for a pair of special three way switches and an appropriate length of 14 3 conductor cable to join the switches together. Twist the ground wires from both ends together and fasten with a wire nut. There are two methods of making 2 way switching connection one is 2 wire control and another is 3 wire control.
The white or neutral wires bypass the switch so the one coming from the power source and the one from the light get spliced and capped in the box. Once you pull the 14 3 cable and the circuit power source wires from the switch boxes to the light fixture it s time to make the proper connections. While i could list the steps required to do this i.
Remove 1 2 inch of insulation from both ends of the black wire. I have two wires leading to the gang box one white and one black. At the end of the insulation on the white wire leading to the first switch wrap a small piece of black electrical tape.
Connect one wire to the first switch in the box and the second wire to the other switch and connect the black wire from each of the lights to the other terminal on its respective switch. How to wire 2 way light switch in this video we explain how two way switching works to connect a light fitting which is controlled with two light switches. Connect the two white wires to each other so that you re left with a loose black wire coming from the fuse box and loose black and red wires going out to the other switch.