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    Jul 4, 2012, 09:03 PM
    3 way switch wiring
    I have 2 three way switches controlling 2 lights, one on house one on garage. I therefore have 2 buried 2 conductor cables between house and garage. One conductor has gone bad underground and would be very difficult to dig up and repair. There is a wire from another circuit passing through the house switch box so I could connect the neutral wire from the light at the house to the neutral from the other circuit and then have the neutral from house to garage to use as a traveler replacing the broken wire. Will this work?
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    hfcarson Posts: 1,003, Reputation: 49
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    Jul 5, 2012, 03:25 AM
    Please do not do this... it is not good practice nor does the electrical code allow it.
    Creative wiring like this can be a land mine for the next guy to find...
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