Wiring two switches to one light fixture adds convenience to any room with two entryways. Also known as three way switching the job calls for a pair of special three way switches and an appropriate length of 14 3 conductor cable to join the switches together.
3 Way Switch Wiring Diagram
Two switches one light diagram. This diagram illustrates wiring for one switch to control 2 or more lights. Two three way switches control one light with the electric power coming through the first switch flowing to the second switch and then to the light fixture. Staircase circuit connection wiring is different from one way control light switch and we did not use one way switches in this connection because we need to controlled or switch offon the lamp from both places top and down. Back at the second switch box wire the three way switch as before. The ground wire goes through both switch boxes and the ceiling light box and it is connected at all junctions except the light with a pigtail short piece of wire and wire connector. Run the other end of that two wire cable to the light and connect the wires to it.
Once you pull the 14 3 cable and the circuit power source wires from the switch boxes. Earth wires are not shown. The essence of the wiring configuration is for one hot feed wire entering the switch box to be split so that it feeds both switches which in turn feed hot wires in cables that lead out to two separate light fixtures. Knowing how to wire a light that is controlled by two switches as opposed to one is a helpful skill. For that we control lamp from two places using two way switches. Two way switching 2 wires.
I am adding an outside light to my 1941 house. The source is at sw1 and 2 wire cable runs from there to the fixtures. These diagrams show various methods of one two and multiple way switching. Secure the end of a new length of two wire cable to the second box separating the wires. Wiring for two light switches. I put in a two gang box for two switches.
The hot and neutral terminals on each fixture are spliced with a pigtail to the circuit wires which then continue on to the next light. The most basic circuit with only two wires at the switch. We look at the eu colour coding wires. It is not uncommon for a circuit to be configured so that two wall switches in a single double gang box control two different light fixtures. How do i take those two wires and feed two switches to have separate control for two switches. It is a little more involved than simply wiring a switch at the end or in the middle of a circuit mainly because there are more wires and connections involved.
If at any time during the process you feel unsure about the steps or worry you might be doing something wrong you should stop and. White to white copper to copper both black wires on one side of the switch and the red wire on the other. I have two wires leading to the gang box one white and one black. How to wire 2 way light switch in this video we explain how two way switching works to connect a light fitting which is controlled with two light switches. L and n indicate the supply. Switches are shown as dotted rectangles.
Gallery of Two Switches One Light Diagram
