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JudyThe easiest way is to use low voltage controlled relay. There are a number of vendors who sell home automation solutions like this. Basically the high voltage side of the relay controls the HOT wire to the bulb. The relay is typically controlled by a 24V transformer. You can add as many switches as you want to the low voltage side. The switches are momentary contact and energize or de-energize the bulb. In some automation solutions all this functionality is built into switch which can wirelessly communicate through a network so you can turn the bulb on or off through your internet equipped phone.
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A far less expensive solution is to use 2 single pole, double throw switches (3-way) and one double pole, double throw (4-way) switch.
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How do you hook up one light to one switch in a basement lighting system that has all 10 lights connected to one switch?
If you have good access to the wiring this is relatively easy to do. Each of the 10 lights is connected to another in parallel in a "daisy chain" fashion. Light 1 is connected to the switch, light 2 is connected to light 1, light 3 is connected to light 2 and so forth. Let's say it is light 5 that you wish to switch separately. You can first install the new switch by either adding a new box or modifying old switch box. There are two gang switches that will fit the form factor of a single switch. TURN OFF THE POWER TO SWITCH BOX. Using the same supply input at original switch, add a new black wire to the wire nut for input to original switch and connect this to the input of new switch. Then run a new wire to light 5 and connect black wire to the output of new switch. Connect all the white wires together in switch box and separately connect all bare wires together in switch box. Now at light 5 undo the black and white wire coming from the fixture, and reconnect the wire nuts so that there is a direct connection between light 4 and light 6. Do the same for the ground if present (bare wire). You now have the fixture wires hanging free. Now connect the black wire from new switch to the fixture black wire and white to white and you are done.
How do you control a lamp from three different positions?
we use 2-3way switch and 1-4way switch
Im adding a new ceiling fan in my living room i pulled the old fixture down i noticed 2 sets of 3 wire BWR and 1 set 2 wire BW BW going to the wall switch how should you wire in the fan?
White is for neutral on the fan, black is power for the motor, and red is power for the light. If the power from the switch only has two wires (black and white), you would hook up white to white and hook black and red from the fan to the black wire from the wall switch. This means that you'll be powering the fan and light on the same switch and to change the fan and light separately you will have to pull on the chains or use a remote control.
How do you hook up a live wire into two switches?
First turn off the power. You can do it a couple of ways. Take your black hot wire and connect two black pigtail wires of the correct gauge to the wire via a wirenut. Then connect each of the two pigtails to each switch. Another way if the supply wire is long enough you can strip about 1/2 inch off about 4 inches from the end. Make a "U-shaped" bend in the stripped area and put that around one switch and strip the end and connect to the other switch.
What are the electrical codes covering - wiring a new garage?
Depends on what you are asking about. I can tell you that all garage outlets must be protected by a GFCI circuit. You can install as many or as little as you want as long as there is at least 1 outlet on each wall. Any freezer or refrigerator must be on a dedicated circuit. There must be a light switch by the doorway mounted 48" to the top of the switch box. If you have 2 entrances into the garage then install a 3 way light switch so the lights can be turned on/off at both locations. Outlets cannot me mounted higher than 48" above the floor. I would install the outlets on 1 circuit and the lights on another circuit unless you only have a couple of lights. Use AWG #12 wire for the garage protected by a 20 amp breaker. If the garage is detached from the house then you need a disconnect in the garage. Any 240 volt outlet must be on a dedicated circuit protected by the proper breaker and correct size wire needed for the device.
