I am finishing up some wiring (long story) and I have some switches to put into my basement. At the top of the stairs, there is a 3way switch and at the bottom there is another 3way ganged with a dimmer for some pot lights (6 incandescents).
that light the stairs and a run of 14/3 going to the 2-gang box at the bottom of the stairs.
Also in the bottom, I have 14/2 coming from the service panel and 14/2 going to the 6 pots in another area of the basement.
I want to control the 2 pots from the top and bottom of the stairs and the 6pots from the dimmer at the bottom.
0 === 0 =====[S3] _| ||| _| ||| stairs _| ||| _| ||| 0 0 0 _| [S3][Dim]====== || 0 0 0 || || || ==========[Service Panel]||| - 14/3 = or || - 14/2
0 - PotsIn the top S3, I have the neutrals tied together, the red and black hot from the 14/3 connected to the travelers and the hot to the 2 pots attached to the common.
In the bottom S3, I have the 3 neutrals tied and the hot from the service panel goes to the common *and then pigtails to the dimmer* (the other dimmer pigtails to the hot to the 6 pots). The hots from the 3wire to the upstairs switch connected to the travelers.
All are properly grounded, but I am not 100% on the "borrowing" the hot from the 3ways to run the 6pots.
It's basically a set of 3way switches with the fixture at the end of the run (the 2 opts) and a separate single pole dimmer to 6pots ganged with the closest switch to the panel.
I hope this makes sense and that I accurately described the present configuration!
Thoughts?
- Rodger