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Topic: | 4 way switching This thread has 8 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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Post 1 made on Thursday March 29, 2001 at 09:35 |
Mike S Historic Forum Post |
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I have a light that is operated by 3 switches, otherwise know as a 4 way switch "Go figure".
Anyway, I have a 3 way switch, and 2 slave switches. Does anyone know how I do this. I hooked it up with no success. I am able to get the middle switch and one of the end switchs working, but not the other end. 2 switches work, and 1 does not. Any suggestions?
Thanks
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OP | Post 2 made on Thursday March 29, 2001 at 10:18 |
Chris Lefebvre Historic Forum Post |
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Eliminate the 4-way switch. That's the one with 4 terminals or wires coming from it.
Otherwise you will have to get a 4-way x-10 switch. Leviton probably makes them but am not sure. Probably expensive also...
-CL
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OP | Post 3 made on Thursday March 29, 2001 at 12:23 |
Larry in TN Historic Forum Post |
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OP | Post 4 made on Thursday March 29, 2001 at 17:33 |
Carl Kernek Historic Forum Post |
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Larry knows his stuff. He recently helped me with my 4-way. I found the box with the 4 wires to be the most challenging. Connect 2 of the wires to the red on the slave and connect the remaining 2 wires to one of the blue wires on the slave. Cap off the remaining blue (slave) with a wire nut.
I don't know how it works, but it does!
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OP | Post 5 made on Friday March 30, 2001 at 11:11 |
Chris Lefebvre Historic Forum Post |
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Thanks for the info Larry. good to know. Also, at some of the online stores you can find some good info such as at smarthomeUSA.com: [Link: smarthomeusa.com]And the following link is for the Leviton Controls Guide which you can save as a PDF and print. Believe it or not, smarthome.com sells it for $8.00!: [Link: leviton.com]-CL
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OP | Post 6 made on Friday March 30, 2001 at 12:29 |
Larry in TN Historic Forum Post |
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Those diagrams are good from someone who knows how to read a schematic and can convert it to match the way their boxes are wired. I designed my schematics to show the wires available in each box and how they're used.
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OP | Post 7 made on Friday March 30, 2001 at 14:11 |
Mike S Historic Forum Post |
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Thanks All, I will try tonight....
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OP | Post 8 made on Monday April 2, 2001 at 09:38 |
Mike S Historic Forum Post |
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Worked like a champ.
Thanks all
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OP | Post 9 made on Monday April 2, 2001 at 11:05 |
BigGlare Historic Forum Post |
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OH no!!!! Smarthomeusa used the leviton wiring diagram. Who can follow those? I think Helen Keller drew them. [Link: members.fortunecity.com]
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