How Wire Three-Way Switches
With Switches Controlling Two Lights
WIRING COLOR GUIDE
WHITE WIRE
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RED WIRE HOT
BARE WIRE 0*01*0
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PLASTIC DOES NOT, SEE PAGE AND FOR MORE ON
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TERMINAL
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(WITH GROUND)
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WITH GROUND)
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TERMINAL
SCREW
(Black Copper
Colored)
12-3 WIRE
(WITH GROUND)
WHITE WIRE WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE
ON END SHOW BEING USED A
BLACK (HOT) WIRE.
* THIS PAGE SHOW USING METAL WALL AND METAL
CEILING BOXES.How Wire Three-Way Switches
With Switches Controlling One Light GROUND
WIRES
WIRING COLOR GUIDE
WHITE WIRE
BLACK WIRE MOT
RED WIRE
BARE WIRE "BOUND WIRE
COMMON
TERMINAL
SCREW
(Black Copper
Colored)
WHITE WIRE WITH
BLACK ELECTRICAL
TAPE END TO
SHOW BEING
/
THREE-WAY SWITCH
WIRE NUT GUIDE
a
WIRE
NUT
USE RED WIRE NUTS
WHERE WIRE NUTS ARE
USED THIS PAGE
INCLUDING GROUND WIRES
CEILING BOX
FROM
POWER
SOURCE
/
\
12-2 WIRE
(WITH GROUND)
WHITE WIRE WITH BLACK
ELECTRICAL TAPE END TO
SHOW BEING USED A
BUCK (HOT) WIRE
COMMON
TERMINAL
SCREW
(Black Copper
Colored)
12-3 WIRE
(WITH GROUND)
WHITE WIRE WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE
ON END SHOW BEING USED A
BLACK (HOT) WIRE. THE WIRING PLASTIC AND METAL
BOXES THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR THE GROUND WIRE. WHITE WIRE WITH
BLACK ELECTRICAL
TAPE END SHOW
ITIS BEING USED A
BLACK (HOT) WIRE.
THE GROUND WIRE ATTACHES THE METAL BOXES, IN
PLASTIC DOES NOT, SEE PAGE AND FOR MORE ON
HOW THE GROUND WIRE WORKS PLASTIC BOXES
