How to wire a 3-way switch system
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2017
- In this video, we learn how to wire a 3-way switch system. Hope this helps. Please leave a comment and a like if this video helped you. If you have suggestions please leave them as well.
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I cannot believe how simple you have made this for us all. It all has to do with the mechanics of step 1, 2, 3, etc. Thank you for all you do for us non electricians trying to figure it out. Please give ths video a huge THUMBS UP!!! He deserves it and has earned it.. If you just came by for curiosity, and not really doing any house wiring, still take a second and give him a thumbs up, and subscribe to his channel.. He's a wealth of knowledge and needs to be compensated in this way And no, I am not related to him only knows he put out a great video and clarified such an important public service for understanding three way switch hookup. God bless him for all he does.
Excellent explanation. Just a tip for the direction of wire wrap on the terminals. It’s supposed to be wrapped in the direction of the screw tightening.
You have def taken the guess work out of this mysterious lightning scenario. 👍🏻🤛🏽
Thanks for getting to the point and for the excellent explanation! Unlike your video , so many others take 20 minutes to explain 5 minutes worth of info. Good job , thanks !
Exactly what I needed to learn when the toggle on our 3-way ceiling light switch broke. THANK YOU!!!!
It's this simple. The neutrals don't connect to the switches. The two wires (of the14-3 wire) that are NOT the ground connect to the brass screws. The black screws on both switches are the continuation of the power coming from the panel to the light(s). I've watched dozens of videos dozens of times over three years. I am now wiring the second building on my property and finally get three-way switching. If you think you are a simpleton this is the video for you. Thank you. The light in my head is finally on, lol.
OMG! Finally! I have an old house and I bought a cheap replacement Leviton switch ( for $1 ) and it literally has no labels on it. Not even an on/off on the front of the plastic switch. the old switch someone put in was a motion switch. It had no labels either. Plus this house is so old that there is no ground wire. So I literally had just 2 black lines going into the back of the old switch not labeled. I have no prior experience with changing switches out but I watched a few other videos on it and I thought it would be okay. Wrong! However, Your video was PERFECT!!! You are the only one that told me that the black screw was where I needed to connect the load wire! If not for your Video, I would have never figured it out and had to call an electrician out for a simple thing, and felt like an idiot for having to pay a ton of money for it! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!
I'm an electrician helper, I've watched videos but this one is so well explained. Thank you!!!!
By far the most informative and simplistic explanation of how to run a 3way switch. Legit a life saver or Atleast a stress saver haha. Thanks for the informative video
I’ve watched six videos about this before yours. Yours broke it down very simply. Thank you.
This is an EXCELLENT video for instruction...Step by Step n time to absorb info..watched a BUNCH of other videos from Master electricians to DIYers... This blows them all away..Thank you
Excelente, short, simple and easy to understand.
Thank you very much
Simple and well demonstrated. The right way and very brief.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for a valuable video. I lived with a half-functioned switch pairs for 10 years, believing the wiring behind the wall is snapped somehow. After viewing the video, tried some lucks suspecting the switch wiring could be wrong. Sure enough, this is the case. Followed your techniques in the video and fixed a 10 years sorry toggle switch wrong wiring. Thank you again.
This is by far the BEST explanation of a 3-way switch wiring that I have ever seen!!
Thanks for helping me out! The cheap instructions that came with my switch had the layout different than mine. Your directions made it easy!
Had to watch twice. Paused it at every connection. Turned out perfect. Thanks
Thanks so much for teaching the other
Dude thank you so much for using correct terminology when referring to the wires. This was so helpful!
Thank you. It's a task that has always confused me and I have to look it up whenever I work on one of these pairs That was simple, and perfect.
The best 3 way video explanation I've seen yet. Makes perfect sense to me.
Simplicity is the key.. great explanation.
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This is the best video I've seen on 3-way switch systems...much thanx!!!
Very clear, concise, easy to hear. Thank you for this video.
Helluva tutorial, simplified things dramatically, recently installed one of these switch setups with much ease, Thanks.
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I saw your video and it was the only one I watched. Explained perfectly and was just the right sequence that I was going for. Thank you for taking the time, worked the first time. Kudos to you!
Thank you very much. I'm very happy that you enjoyed it.
Thanks Skills and Trade. You just saved me a couple hundred bucks from your video because now I can do the 3 way switch myself without having to call an electrician. I have the voltage detector and I always switch off the breakers. Thanks again.
Thank you Troy, I'm happy to help
Excellent simplistic instruction thank you so much for the beginner like me
Thank you!! The wiring in my home was done in 1980, and not everything looked like it did in this video, but it did help me figure out the problem, so for that.. thank you. Followed a couple other guides to no avail. This worked 1st time!
Glad it helped you!
So happy to see you didn't backstab the switch like everywhere else I've done work. It's sad to see that someone didn't take an extra second to do it right.
Outstanding! Very well done with great commentary!
Very clear, very helpful and to the point - thank you!
Excellent simple just how you would show someone on the job, good stuff.
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Boom. Solved my issue in 15 minutes of work. Great video
Thank you ever so much for this informative video. You truly made it look extremely easy to do. I'll try it myself now! 🙂
Thank you !
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Good job. no messing around. Clarity.
Best video. Explained well and straight to the point.
Thank you, i just solved my 3 way issue.
Great video to the point and easy for a novice like myself to follow. Thank you for sharing .
You might as well say that you fixed my switches! Thanks!
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man!
Thank you very much. I was trying to wire a three-way switch and my head just didn't work to figure it out. Your video gave me the answer thanks again.
Thank you so much for your excellent explaining and the simplicity of the video
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Excellent concise explanation!
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Thanks for your help.
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Absolutely no non sense instructions. Thank you so much
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To switch system one single pole other three-way
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I just watched several other videos. They were WAY too technical. The basic premise as it turns out is simple (thanks to this video). Identify the line in wire and put it on the black terminal, and then put the other two traveler wires on the remaining brass fittings. No common wires used, so wire tie them together in each box, and if you have a box where the switch is not grounded to the box, attach the ground wire(s) to the ground terminal on the switch. I'm assuming if the cut in box is metal and the ground wire(s) are attached to the box and the switch is grounded to the box, there is no need to attached the ground directly to the switch. Mine works fine that way, so I'm assuming that is correct. Worst case, I could have run a ground jumper from the termination on the metal cut in box to the ground terminal on the switch. Thanks for the great video. It was FAR less confusing than the others.
excellent video, direct to the the point and accurate
Excellent video, thank you
Simple. Great job and thanks
Great explanation
Hi, ty so much for a very helpful video on this topic, it’s very clear and informative step by step very understandable, excellent video ty, Bob,
Excellent video, right to the point. unlike the long winded 12 minute video I stopped watching. great job.
Thank you worked good!
Thank you so much. This is very helpful
Great video! now explain a "carter" 3 way system!
perfect explanation 👌
Thanks for the information
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Most simple and straight forward explanation I’ve seen yet.👏🏾👍🏾😊
Definitely!
Amen to that ...
Finally an easy video to follow.
I watched two different videos prior to this one, this one put them both the shame thank you so much!
Thank you very much Phillip. I'm happy to hear that
Agreed!!!!
My god this type of switch and wiring is prehistoric looking . This is actually called two way switching ( is called 3 way in america ) .
A switch with wrap terminal is gone with the dinosaurs.
Best way to wire a two way switch is to take the live wire ( feed from board ) to the common on switch 1 .
On switch 2 run the switch wire ( wire that goes to your light) to the common .
Now link both switches with a set of strappers ( two brown cables ) from l1 to l1 . ( FIRST WIRE ) .
L2 TO L2 ( SECOND WIRE ) . AND THATS IT .
I agree Phillip I also watched two (very confusing) videos prior to this one. I watched this one and was able to wire my three-way switch correctly the first time. Many thanks Skills and Trade!!
That's a fact
Awesome job explaining and demonstrating. 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you very much, I'm happy to hear it was helpful.
Thanks, good, easy to understand tutorial...
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