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    chitomboy Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 24, 2010, 02:06 AM
    2 switches 1 light and 2 outlets on same circuit.
    I replaced a light that's a simple black and white in ceiling, light worked fine. I replaced the switches wiring exactly how existing switches were wired. Now I can't turn light off or on from either switch. The light and outlets do work from the breaker I tried 2 and 3 way switches. On one wall I have red, black, and white wires. On the other wall I have white and two red wires. 2 wall outlets also share this same circuit. The power to the light is capped off in the wall with the 2 red wires. With all wall wires disconnected and separated the black is hot on one wall and a red that feeds from one of the outlets is hot on the other wall. I tried the black as the common with the red and white as travelers on one wall and I have the feed from the outlet as the common on the other wall with the other red and white as travelers. Where have I by passed light because my switches doesn't control the light at all?
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    Nov 25, 2010, 03:54 PM
    Without a picture or seeing the wiring it's hard to diagnose. Go to HD or Lowe's, go to their library area and start looking in all the electrical books. They usually have pages of possible 3 way wiring, including separate outlets. When you find what you have, or think you have, make a drawing and start from there. Trace wires with a vom or ohmmeter if power is off. With so may disconnected wires it's impossible to guess what is what.

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