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Home > Home & Garden > Electrical & Lighting   »   3 way switch on 14/2?

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Old Apr 16, 2008, 05:46 PM
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3 way switch on 14/2?
I have 14/2 on both ends of 2- 3 way swtiches. Does anyone know of a way to wire these switches without changing it out to 14-3? THANK YOU!

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Old Apr 16, 2008, 05:54 PM   #2  
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Have the 14-2 be the travellers. then hook lights to closest 3 way, The Black/(light wire) goes to common on this three way, and hook up the lights neutral to neutral in box.
Now you need to get a constant hot to the other 3 way common screw.
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Old Apr 16, 2008, 06:02 PM   #3  
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There is NO Legal or safe way to make a 3-way work with only a "2-wire" between the switches.
You CANNOT have the neutral come from one box and the hot from another.

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no.

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