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How To Wire a 3-Way Light Switch

Stop walking across a dark room to turn on the light. Install a 3-way switch and control lights from two locations.
I wanted to replace a dingy three-way switch in our dining room with a new one. Now the light switching doesn’t work right. Sleeping on the couch is getting old. Help! – Rich ...
That way, you’ll be sure to reconnect the wires correctly to the new switch. If you can’t kill the electricity, the switch box might be connected to a cable from a different circuit.
You can add a second light switch anywhere in your house without wiring a new three-way switch thanks to smart home technology.
Knowing how to wire a light switch is critical if you are going to tackle the job yourself. Here we show you how to wire up a ...
Three-way switches are common at staircases, hallways or large rooms with multiple doorways. Most of the problems with these switches result from a miswired switch.
The simplest setup is to have just two three-way switches control one light. A three-way switch has three screws on it, plus the green grounding screw.
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.
In this how-to, we’ll replace a single-pole switch with a C by GE Start Smart Switch Motion Sensing+Dimmer, but the process isn’t radically different for a multi-way circuit.
In the diagram on the link they are using a three conductor cable after the first three way switch. Black, Red, and White with a separate ground.