Check the directions on your new device to see if you need a separate feeds for the switch outlet you might need a fourth bit of black wire. You should see two black wires each connecting to a different screw on the right side of the switch. Observe the layout of the wires. Turn the power back on and turn the switch on. If the light turns on the second black wire you connected to the switch is the switch feed and the unconnected black wire is the feed to the other loads. Connect either of the other two black wires to the other screw on the switch. Red and black form the same cable will connect ot he brass screws then the red and black from the other cable will connect ot he black screws. You should also see a green. The light will either turn on or it won t. At this first switch the black feed wire is connected to the common screw on the switch.
Observe the layout of the wires. Turn the power back on and turn the switch on. At this first switch the black feed wire is connected to the common screw on the switch. The white wires are wire nutted together so they can continue the circuit. At the first switch location the feeder wire from the power source is a 2 wire cable with ground. You have an incoming hot wire black going to one screw it does not matter if you use the brass or silver screw on the side of the 2 way switch and a black wire from the other screw on the 2 way switch going to the load light ceiling fan etc. Make sure the wire nuts splicing device you use is rated for the number and size of wires you re pigtailing. You will have to get a 4 way switch for that position not a 3 way switch. Check the directions on your new device to see if you need a separate feeds for the switch outlet you might need a fourth bit of black wire. The light will either turn on or it won t.
Then add a short white wire to the two you have and connect that to the. At the first switch location the feeder wire from the power source is a 2 wire cable with ground. Notice the black wire is the only wire that we are controlling through the 2 way switch. Make sure the wire nuts splicing device you use is rated for the number and size of wires you re pigtailing. At this first switch the black feed wire is connected to the common screw on the switch. Observe the layout of the wires. You will have to get a 4 way switch for that position not a 3 way switch. This means that there is a black hot wire a white neutral wire and a bare copper grounding wire. You should see two black wires each connecting to a different screw on the right side of the switch. Check the directions on your new device to see if you need a separate feeds for the switch outlet you might need a fourth bit of black wire.
Check the directions on your new device to see if you need a separate feeds for the switch outlet you might need a fourth bit of black wire. At this first switch the black feed wire is connected to the common screw on the switch. With the power off connect the black hot wire to the old switch. If the light turns on the second black wire you connected to the switch is the switch feed and the unconnected black wire is the feed to the other loads. This means that there is a black hot wire a white neutral wire and a bare copper grounding wire. If the switch box is metal it also must be pigtailed to the grounding. The white wires are wire nutted together so they can continue the circuit. Turn the power back on and turn the switch on. You have an incoming hot wire black going to one screw it does not matter if you use the brass or silver screw on the side of the 2 way switch and a black wire from the other screw on the 2 way switch going to the load light ceiling fan etc. The connected wire feeds the other loads and.
The grounding wire is connected both to the switch using a pigtail wire and to the second cable run passing onward to the next switch. At the first switch location the feeder wire from the power source is a 2 wire cable with ground. You should also see a green. If the light doesn t turn on then it s the other way around. What i would do is pigtail those two black wires with a third short one and connect that short length to the appropriate terminal on your new switch outlet. Notice the black wire is the only wire that we are controlling through the 2 way switch. This means that there is a black hot wire a white neutral wire and a bare copper grounding wire. Then add a short white wire to the two you have and connect that to the. 4 way switches have 4 screws 2 will be black and 2 will be brass. You will have to get a 4 way switch for that position not a 3 way switch.
