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Should the light in a newly wired house be off when both 3-way switches are in the down position?
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∙ 12y ago
When you have two switches that control the same light(s) there are only 4 possible states.
Up Up
Up Down
Down Up
Down Down
If the starting position is Down/Down and th light if OFF then
Up/Down or Down/Up states will turn ON the light.
If the starting position is Up/Down or Down/Up and the light is ON then
Up/Up or Down/Down will turn lights OFF.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Yes, if both 3-way switches are in the down position, the light should be off. In a three-way switch setup, one switch controls the power coming in and the other controls the power going out. When both switches are down, the circuit is broken and the light is off.
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