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  • Jan 4, 2006, 03:51 PM
    [email protected]
    Two-way light switch
    I'm not sure how to fit an external light, taking it from a one-way switch & converting it into a Two-way, my kitchen light switch's are at either end of the room. So I went & brought a Two-way switch to fit in next to the back door of my kitchen. How do I transfer power to the extra switch that I want to use? Do I use 'Pig-Tails'!
  • Jan 4, 2006, 04:33 PM
    labman
    You need 2 three way switches and a 3 conductor with ground cable to connect things. Just how you connect things depends whether the feed runs to the light or one of the switches. I am not going to try to explain the different possibilities. Wish I would have saved the link to a good diagram tkrussel posted some time ago. Any basic electrical book will show it.
  • Jan 5, 2006, 01:59 PM
    caibuadday
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by [email protected]
    I'm not sure how to fit an external light, taking it from a one-way switch & converting it into a Two-way, my kitchen light switch's are at either end of the room. So i went & brought a Two-way switch to fit in next to the back door of my kitchen. How do I transfer power to the extra switch that I want to use? Do I use 'Pig-Tails'!

    Most threeway scwitches have wiring instruction print (inside) on their box

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