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!

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.

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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I have 14/2 on both ends of 2- 3 way swtiches.

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No.

This does not make any sense! Please explain.

Had a so called electrician come out and do some wiring for me for 2 3 way switches. He did not use 14/3. what he did was this, a total of 5 wires, 2 switch legs ( for two separate lights) and then 3 14/2 lines from one box over to the other box. I have tried to call hm out to redo this correctly with 14/3 but has not returned my calls, any way to make this work so I can finish my kitchen up?

Yes, can you provide some type of diagram showing the boxes involved and the wires between each of those boxes?

I'm sure I can draw up something.
How do I get this to you?

Again thank you for your help

If you can draw it up, and scan it, then when you reply, attach the image by clicking on the mountain/sun Icon, it should show up.
Or take a picture of your drawing, then attach the photo(s)

Here you go! Not the best but hope it makes sense!

Again thank you for your help

I know just enough about eletrical to get me in trouble.
But it seems it should have been 1 14/2 wire going from one box to the next. Then instead of the other 2 14/2 wires they should have been 14/3, seems like I need to try and get another 14/2 pulled box to box or rip all drywall out and redo it the correct way.

Identify the 3 pairs of 14-2(different colored tape, numbers or letters)
Then hook #1 14-2 to the same colored screws on each end of the cable.
Then hook 2 more 3 ways on each end of cable 2, These 2 pairs are your travellers.
The 3rd cable will connect to the power from the receptacle on the bottom box and the black will also need to have 2 short pigtails(black wires), each pigtail will connect to the common on each of the 3 ways. You are done with the bottom box. This was the "Hot End" of the 3 ways.
Now back to the Top Box in the Picture, Connect the whites from the lights to the white on cable #3, And the each black from the 2 sets of lights connects the common of each 3 way(dark screw), this is the "Switched End. The black from cable 3 will get capped off, or that black and white and a ground, can be run to an additional receptacle.

I see you posted and left, while I was writing, hope you didn't rip the walls out. Maybe 14-2 is what was available.
It will work, I will see if I can get a chance to draw this out. Have to go now. Good Luck.

No I haven't ripped the walls out yet! But I will try what you wrote. A drawing would be great if you can.

Again thank you for your help

Don

Trying to get you the drawing, It says I have to accept scripted windows, I do and it still won't do squat?

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Little confused stratmando. Wire #1 both white and black go to same colored screws? On one switch?

Whatever u posted I can't open

This is what Strat is telling you do do. It will work but I'm not sure that it is legal. Plus that's a lot of wires in one box.

HK, can you tell me how to post a picture, I had it in electrical, it has been moved to forums, I want to post a scanned image. Thanks
Why wouldn't it be Legal?
HK, here is a link to my problem:
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/forum-...es-570037.html Thanks
All the Grounds get tied together, we left this out thinking it is understood, if not they need to be connected.