OT - light switch wiring question

[Nuuze]

Are the switches you replaced with 3-way switches? This diagram may help:
http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/3wayswitch.html

 

[Nuuze]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14623350#post14623350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nuuze
Are the switches you replaced with 3-way switches? This diagram may help:
http://www.handymanwire.com/articles/3wayswitch.html

How did my post get put above yours?

 

[Nuuze]

I'm guessing it has to do with the time stamp. Although my time is correct is posted DST instead of PST. Wonder what it will be this time...

 

[miracles38]

OT - light switch wiring question

Okay - so I am switching out two 3-way light switches in the hall . I have hooked them up the same way the old ones were wired, but now they don't work quite right. If I can turn on the light with switch #1 I can then turn it off with either switch, but I can only turn it back on with the switch that turned it off.

Does that make sense?

#1 turns it on and I can turn it off with both #1 & #2

Then I can only turn back on with the switch that turned off the light. So, I turn off with #2 and can only turn the light back on with switch #2 as #1 does nothing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! I have tried switching the 2 non-live wires but can't seem to get it right. I have 2 black wires and one red wire for each switch. I have the red wire connected to the black screw and the black wires connected to the silver screws on either side of the switch.

 

[miracles38]

That is weird!! Thanks for the response, I will got check it out.

 

[kevin95695]

Mike, you were just reading her mind. Use your powers only for good...

 

[miracles38]

Mike must be a time traveller! He went back in time to answer my question...

 

[miracles38]

Awesome! I got it working - thank you!

 

[BlueCorn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14623365#post14623365 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nuuze
How did my post get put above yours?

We'd had a server down for about 24 hours. When it came up, the RTC had drifted. It took a few minutes for it to sync up.

 

[Nuuze]

Thanks for the info Doug!

 

[kevin95695]

Darn, I thought Mike was gifted.

 

[Nuuze]

:lol: I was posting replys an hour behind for a second there. Pretty cool!

 

[KMP]

kim - just make sure it works - on/off, dim - whatever you want it to do from both switches. my house almost burnt down a little over a week ago because the previous tenant wired in a dimmer switch and wired the 'hot' wire to the 'neutral' [if i remember right].

 

[miracles38]

It is working perfectly now. I do believe I got it right. Thanks though, I certainly don't need any fires!! I will keep an eye on it.