Stop walking across a dark room to turn on the light. Install a 3-way switch and control lights from two locations.

Here's how to swap outdated three-way light switches for something much better.

Below, Donnelly tells AD how to wire a light switch with this simple step-by-step process for a single-pole light switch without zapping yourself along the way.

On the near end 3way switch, the panels black conductor connected to the input common. On the far end 3 way switch, black was common, and red was the traveler connecting the two three way switches.

Excellent design, trouble-free installation, and elimination of the need for a matching switch gives Wemo another winner in the smart home space.