Re: [misterhouse-users] 3 way switch as a 4 way ?

[Jeff <je...@dw...>]

Jeff,
 You should only need 1 x-10 3-way master and 2 slaves.  The problem is,
there are a dozen different ways to hook up 2 lights to 3 switches with
traditional wiring.  I would joke that it sometimes takes a EE degree to
figure it out, but I have one and it usually takes me a long time, so it's
not that funny.

 The 'master' switch you refer to below is a traditional '4-way' switch.
In a 3 switch circuit(called a 4-way circuit), it sits between 2 3-way
switches.  The number of lights you have  usually does not matter as long
as they both turn on and off in unision.

 I had my builder hook up every 3 or 4 way circuit the exact same way to
avoid this problem.  What you will need to do is 'map out' the circuit.
Figure out where power comes in and the loads(lights) go out.  From there,
you should be able to figure out how to hook up the x-10 stuff.  You may
find you have a few extra wires in the x-10 scenario.  This is fine, just
cap em off.  Once you understand how the tradional wiring works, hooking up
the x-10 should be easy.

 Work on it for awhile.  If you need more help, feel free to ask.

At 8:54 PM -0500 7/9/02, Jeff Burricelli wrote:
>    A few weeks ago I posted asking about how I can  control 2 lights I
>have that are on the same circuit and both controlled by  the same 3
>switches.  Some suggested the X10 3-way switch and getting a 2nd  slave
>switch for the 3rd switch I have.  That is what I did, but when I  went to
>install them today, the current Master switch I have has 4 power wires
>connected (5 including the ground).  The X10 Master only has 3 wires. 
>Any ideas if I can use this or not, and how I would hook it up?  I did
>look  on X10's site, and they do say that the 3-way switches are for a
>light that is  controlled by 2 or more switches. That leads me to believe
>this is  possible.  I do have 2 lights in this setup, but Im not sure if
>that  would make any difference or not.   Thanks, Jeff Burricelli


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