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    Jul 12, 2012, 01:48 AM
    Wiring a light with two switches
    Hi I have a light that I want to wire up but I want it to work with two switches,1 switch for the outside of the house and 1 for the inside,both to turn the same light on and off,how would I go about the wiring
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    Jul 12, 2012, 06:06 AM
    Four ways to do that.
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    Jul 12, 2012, 06:40 AM
    Actually there is a fifth way
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