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If you are talking about intermediate switches, the switches that are in the middle of the three way (UK two way) circuit, then you can add as many as your project needs. These type of switches must be in the middle, as if installed on the end, the different position switching will not operate.

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What will happen if the two switches connected to light up a single bulb are on?

It is dependant on whether the switches are in wired in a parallel or series configuration. If the switches are wires in parallel then both switches would have to be off to turn the light bulb off. Either switch could turn the light bulb on. If the switches are wired in series then both switches would have to be on to turn the light bulb on. Either switch could turn the light bulb off.


Can you connect one single light switch to another single light switch to control the same light on or off.?

Yes you can. There are three ways of doing this. Two are incorrect and one is the correct way of doing it.The two switches can be paralleled together to make the light fixture respond. Both of the two switches will always have to be in the on position. Either switch will turn the light off but the second switch will not turn the light on. Very inconvenient when you enter a room through one door and leave by another.The two switches can be wired in series. Both switches have to be on to operate the light but again if one of either switch is left in the off position the other switch will not operate the light fixture. Very inconvenient when you enter a room through one door and leave by another.The correct way of wiring two switches to control a central light fixture is with a three way switching system (two way in the UK). The two positions have to have special three way switches in each position. These types of switches sort out the problems of leaving a switch in a certain position to operate properly. The only criteria is that there be a three conductor cable joining the two three way switch boxes together.See related links below.


How do you hook up two light switches on one single home run?

I can probably answer this question but to do so I need more info; switchleg from where another light? And why are you switching it again? or are you adding a light? Respond to my message page and I'll try to answer it further. I am hooking up a light fixture in an add on closet. I am feeding from the light in the bedroom, and I want to control the closet light from a switch just out side the closet door.


Can a single pole switch be used to control one light between two single pole switches?

yes


Is a light bulb considered a fixture?

A fixture is what the light bulb goes into.

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What will happen if the two switches connected to light up a single bulb are on?

It is dependant on whether the switches are in wired in a parallel or series configuration. If the switches are wires in parallel then both switches would have to be off to turn the light bulb off. Either switch could turn the light bulb on. If the switches are wired in series then both switches would have to be on to turn the light bulb on. Either switch could turn the light bulb off.


Is there a recessed lighting fixture you can put a heat light bulb in?

Yes. They are well insulated and have thermal cutoff switches.


Suppose you have a single light that can be turned on and off by 2 separate switches if you flick both switches at exactly the same time what will happen?

The single light will not come on. The traveler legs from the two switches will have to be opened simultaneously if they are not then you will get a flick of light.


Can you connect one single light switch to another single light switch to control the same light on or off.?

Yes you can. There are three ways of doing this. Two are incorrect and one is the correct way of doing it.The two switches can be paralleled together to make the light fixture respond. Both of the two switches will always have to be in the on position. Either switch will turn the light off but the second switch will not turn the light on. Very inconvenient when you enter a room through one door and leave by another.The two switches can be wired in series. Both switches have to be on to operate the light but again if one of either switch is left in the off position the other switch will not operate the light fixture. Very inconvenient when you enter a room through one door and leave by another.The correct way of wiring two switches to control a central light fixture is with a three way switching system (two way in the UK). The two positions have to have special three way switches in each position. These types of switches sort out the problems of leaving a switch in a certain position to operate properly. The only criteria is that there be a three conductor cable joining the two three way switch boxes together.See related links below.


Why do you use two switches to turn on a lamp instead of one switch?

When there's two switches connected to the same lamp it's usually because the lamp was meant to be able to be turned on and off from two different places. Useful in corridors and stairs and places like that. Or it can be that it originally was a fixture with more than one bulb in it. Two switches meant you could get different amounts of light out of the same fixture.


How do you hook up two light switches on one single home run?

I can probably answer this question but to do so I need more info; switchleg from where another light? And why are you switching it again? or are you adding a light? Respond to my message page and I'll try to answer it further. I am hooking up a light fixture in an add on closet. I am feeding from the light in the bedroom, and I want to control the closet light from a switch just out side the closet door.


I am trying to turn 1 light with 2 switches and i don't know how to give it powerelectricity?

This requires 3-way switches that have three separate terminals (plus ground). The method of wiring depends on where the light fixture is in relation to the switches and the feed wires. Most brands of switches contain wiring diagrams to help the installation.


What is the plural of candelabrum?

The plural of the noun candelabrum is candelabra (candle tree, a light fixture).The term candelabrum refers to a single part of the fixture, or a candlestick, and is seldom used to refer to the fixture.


I have 2 three way switches in my basement stair well and the light doesn't come on I checked the breaker i tested the switches for continuity and loose neutral and even tested the lighting fixture?

Did you check the lamp?


Where could one buy a cheap progress light fixture online?

One can buy a cheap progress light fixture from the different retailers online such as Lightinthebox, Progress Lighting, and Amazon sell cheap but classy and stylish progress light fixture.


Can you use 14-2 wire to operate a ceiling fan using two switches one for the fan the other for the lights?

On these types of installations an electrician would use a three wire cable set from the switch box to the fixture's junction box. At the fixture's junction box both the fan neutral and the light neutral would be wire nutted together with the incoming neutral from the switch boxes. From the three wire, the white wire would go to the fan and light's neutral wires. The Black would come from the bottom of one of the switches and go to the fan's motor lead. The red wire would come from the bottom of the other switch and go to the light fixture's lead. It can be done with two runs of two wire to the fixture. You will need a two gang switch box for this project to hold the two separate switches. You could use a single gang light switch box if you can still find where duplex switches being sold. A duplex switch is one that has the configuration of a duplex receptacle with the switches being one on top of the other. The cover plate is the same one used for duplex receptacles. To answer this question fully more information is needed. See discuss in the left margin.


Can a single pole switch be used to control one light between two single pole switches?

yes