bethany14
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Hey y'all Happy New Year!
We're in the final stages of our 'facade' work! Just have porch lights to go, and then call in the city to approve us for the grant! Woohoo!
Now, to my question. We're adding (or would like to add) a 3rd switch to our foyer lighting. Two switches already exist, at the side and rear entrances to the foyer. Now we'd like to add a switch for the new front entrance, and I've bought the 4-way switch intended for the job.
All my elec work has been easy so far, b/c I'm working in walls w/out drywall! But now, I can't figure how to work out connecting the new 4-way to the 2 exisiting 3-ways. Would it be a better idea to re-wire the lighting alltogether, using the old wiring to pull in new?
I have a very basic understanding of electrical, but this is making my head hurt! Check out this for a visual aid:
Thanks for any input!
~Gayle
We're in the final stages of our 'facade' work! Just have porch lights to go, and then call in the city to approve us for the grant! Woohoo!
Now, to my question. We're adding (or would like to add) a 3rd switch to our foyer lighting. Two switches already exist, at the side and rear entrances to the foyer. Now we'd like to add a switch for the new front entrance, and I've bought the 4-way switch intended for the job.
All my elec work has been easy so far, b/c I'm working in walls w/out drywall! But now, I can't figure how to work out connecting the new 4-way to the 2 exisiting 3-ways. Would it be a better idea to re-wire the lighting alltogether, using the old wiring to pull in new?
I have a very basic understanding of electrical, but this is making my head hurt! Check out this for a visual aid:
Thanks for any input!
~Gayle