If you wish to add a light fixture it is best to extend the wire from the existing light fixture or connect the new fixture wiring at the switch box where the existing fixture is fed from. Feed a length of 14 3 type nm cable or 12 3 if youre connecting to 12 gauge wire between the two boxes.
How To Wire And Install 3 Way Switches
How to add a 3 way switch to existing light. Light fixtures and 3 way switch diagrams electrical question. Yet here i am adding a switch to an existing light. Dominick amorosso decemberj2012 110 volt electrical 11 comments 24039 views in this video i explain just how easy it is to add a three way switch to an existing single pole one switch lighting circuit. If i can do it so can you. This is about a 15 min project plus the time it takes to chase the wire took me about 30 minutes to chase the wire. How to wire a three way switch to a existing single pole light switch circuit.
The location for the lights and power source may vary but regardless of this the connections to the switches will always be the same. This way you will be sure not to interfere with the wiring that is dedicated for the 3 way switches at each end of the stairs. Connect the hot wire from the source to the common terminal on one 3 way and the hot wire from the lights to the common on the other 3 way. To control lights from 2 locations you need two 3 way switches. I have scabbed the neutral white from a near by outlet because there isnt a neutral white wire in the switch box. Connect the wires to the new 3 way switches with ground screws using one of the two wiring diagrams fig.
Enjoy your new light fixture dave. I have added an additional light sconce to a three way switch. White black and red plus a bare ground wire. The 14 3 cable has three insulated conductors.
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