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  • Mar 6, 2010, 09:13 AM
    auto1941
    Why are white and white, black and black, and red and red wired together
    I found a switch box containing 2 black wires wire nutted together, 2 red wires nutted together, 2 white wires wire nutted together. This box was covered with wallpaper and when stripping the room I found this box. There is one ground wire connected to the metal switch box.The black and white wires are hot, the red not.
  • Mar 7, 2010, 01:44 AM
    creahands

    The box is being used as a junction box. Was probably a 3 way switch at on time.

    Chuck

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