Hi all,
This seems like a popular issue, but I have yet to find a solution. I have 2 switches, the first on the upper level, and a second on a bottom level (split home entrance light) here's the "truth table" with 1 2 3 being the 3 connections (not including the tested ground). All measurements have been made compared to ground (casing).
positions upper connectors lower connectors
upper lower light upper1 upper2 upper3 lower1 lower2 lower3
up down off 2.46V 123V 2.46V 2.46V 123V 123V
down down on 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V
down up on 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V
up up on 85V! 123V 123V 86V 123V 123V
I understand that a broken or shorted wire can mess up the behavior but the 85V scares me a bit. And of course the single off position makes this 3 way light unusable.
We got this house a year ago and have no idea if any contractor have made dramatic changes to the wiring prior to us buying the house. The issue has been like that since we got the house, but not using the feature much, it had slipped my mind. Any ideas would be welcomed!
Thanks
This seems like a popular issue, but I have yet to find a solution. I have 2 switches, the first on the upper level, and a second on a bottom level (split home entrance light) here's the "truth table" with 1 2 3 being the 3 connections (not including the tested ground). All measurements have been made compared to ground (casing).
positions upper connectors lower connectors
upper lower light upper1 upper2 upper3 lower1 lower2 lower3
up down off 2.46V 123V 2.46V 2.46V 123V 123V
down down on 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V
down up on 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V 123V
up up on 85V! 123V 123V 86V 123V 123V
I understand that a broken or shorted wire can mess up the behavior but the 85V scares me a bit. And of course the single off position makes this 3 way light unusable.
We got this house a year ago and have no idea if any contractor have made dramatic changes to the wiring prior to us buying the house. The issue has been like that since we got the house, but not using the feature much, it had slipped my mind. Any ideas would be welcomed!
Thanks