Can I use pigtails to connect two three-way switches to one power source?

alejandrapaz Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Dec 22, 2011, 05:50 PM

Can I use pigtails to connect two three-way switches to one power source?

One power source to two three way switches?

stanfortyman Posts: 5,598, Reputation: 279

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Dec 22, 2011, 07:12 PM

That's how we'd do it.

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