[hockey1314]

Help.

I need to know if there is a way to run this cirucit. Or if I need to move where the power comes from on the circuit. On the 2nd floor the 2wire power from the Box and the light bulb and meet at a 3way switch. Then on the 1st floor there is the other 3way switch and 2 outlets. Between the 2 3 way switches there is a 3 wire cable. Can some one help me connect the lines so this will work correclty. Or does the power need to be moved to the other end of the cirucuit.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

[Stratmando]

From first floor to second is enough conductors for 2 travellers and the switched leg, ground.
You have no neutral or constant hot. One way to do this with no additional wires is use current wiring for the recepticles. And Use X10 wired in on second floor, and the wireless 3 way wall switch. You can have as man as you want and even can be doublestuck to any wall. Handy.
Try this:
X10 PRO Online
Click Electrical Applications, your 3 way switching is described.

[hockey1314]

Ok after some more research it can't be done. So I will move the Power to the other end. Can someone take a look at this and see if this will work.

Thanks

[Stratmando]

Perfect.
Nice drawing, The whites at the receptacle should be twisted together with a pigtail to receptacle, The hot is not required to be pigtailed, But I would anyway.

[hockey1314]

Thanks then that's the way I will do it. :)

But here is a simple question why are the whites pigtailed? Taking most of the other outles off in the house they are not done that way. Just wondeirng why they would be that way or not.

Thanks

[Stratmando]

Years ago it was code, think it still is, reasoning may have been if neutral is open on a multi circuit, then appliances, TV, Lamps could go as high as 240 Volts?
Believe it or not, an Open Neutral is more dangerous than an open Hot(My opinion)

[hockey1314]

That kind of makes sense and easy enough to do it.

Thanks for the heads up.

M