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    Jun 16, 2014, 06:45 AM
    How to consolidate 4 light switches into 2
    Remodeled a room that has 12 can lights and had 4 switches all around the room. How to wire 2 sets of lights together and connect to switch when the power source is not located.
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    Jun 16, 2014, 01:59 PM
    If you have 4 switches, two of those switches will be 3-way switches and two will be 4-way switches. You can remove the two 4-way switches, connecting like colored wires together and put blank cover on the box. You cannot hid the box in the wall.
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