I have an existing 3 way hard wired setup. I tested voltage on both the inside and outside switch and only the black wire on the inside switch has current, regardless of the position of the switches. See the picture where I measured voltage at each wire based on the position. Note that I only switched one switch at a time, so if the light was on, and I switched one of the locations, the light went off.
Looking in the outside box, I found that the setup appears to be like this switch in the picture below.
Is this the right way to wire the inside switch?
- white wire has the load, so it goes to the red wire on the swtich
- black wire in box has power ("line"), so it connects to black wire on switch
- red wire in box connects to white wire on switch
On the outside location, since none of the wires have continuous power, do I need to tie into the black wire that comes into the box to supply power, and then tie off to the other neutral wire, and ignore the existing wires that are tied to the switch?
Thanks for your help.
Looking in the outside box, I found that the setup appears to be like this switch in the picture below.
Is this the right way to wire the inside switch?
- white wire has the load, so it goes to the red wire on the swtich
- black wire in box has power ("line"), so it connects to black wire on switch
- red wire in box connects to white wire on switch
On the outside location, since none of the wires have continuous power, do I need to tie into the black wire that comes into the box to supply power, and then tie off to the other neutral wire, and ignore the existing wires that are tied to the switch?
Thanks for your help.
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