Okay. I currently have a 3-way setup. I am about to add a 4-way at the other entrance to the laundry room.
I have 2-wire coming in to a 3-wire wired to a 3-way switch......from here the 2 wire leaves the box to supply the ceiling light and ceiling outlet, which is controlled by these 2 wall switches-soon to be 3 wall switches.
Upon examining this switch, the 2 blacks go to the bottom screws, white and red are together and the other white goes to the common.
Here is what I am going to do : splice in the box (maybe get an 18.0 handy box to accomodate 3-14/3 and 1 14/2 ) the incoming 3-wire noting which is the common. run 14/3 to and from the 4-way switch, to way over yonder.
CLOUDY PROCEDURE:
since the red and white are spliced together above, how does this affect how I wire the switch at the other end, the 4-way switch?
do I keep convention and splice white(s) and wire red and black to the switch top one cable pair (b & R) , the same for the bottom?
Thanks
hope this is clear as mud.
I have 2-wire coming in to a 3-wire wired to a 3-way switch......from here the 2 wire leaves the box to supply the ceiling light and ceiling outlet, which is controlled by these 2 wall switches-soon to be 3 wall switches.
Upon examining this switch, the 2 blacks go to the bottom screws, white and red are together and the other white goes to the common.
Here is what I am going to do : splice in the box (maybe get an 18.0 handy box to accomodate 3-14/3 and 1 14/2 ) the incoming 3-wire noting which is the common. run 14/3 to and from the 4-way switch, to way over yonder.
CLOUDY PROCEDURE:
since the red and white are spliced together above, how does this affect how I wire the switch at the other end, the 4-way switch?
do I keep convention and splice white(s) and wire red and black to the switch top one cable pair (b & R) , the same for the bottom?
Thanks
hope this is clear as mud.