I need you to dummy this down as much as possible. Please try not to make fun of me to bad. There is no power running to these now. I just left them up so I could take pics of them.
I got 3 switches that I want to operate my garage lights. My main switch is in the back of the garage by the door. It's a 3 way. My other switch is inside the house. It's also a 3 way. My 3rd switch I would like to add would be put in the front of the garage by the front door. this is also a 3 way.
I ran 14/3 cable from the switch in the back of the garage to the front switch and wired it up. I believe I did it correctly. Problem is when I flip the switches (not the one inside the house) the lights flicker. When I put either switch half way, (pointing straight out) the lights go out. Needless to say this isn't correct.
The wire I ran from the rear switch has 3 wires, red, black, white and ground. Do I need to go up to 4 way switches? Can I still use the 3 way wire and make this work? I'd hate to add another wire.
Here are some pics:
This is the front switch (the new one)
This is a second shot of the same switch
Here is the rear switch. The one I added to.
Second rear switch shot
I got 3 switches that I want to operate my garage lights. My main switch is in the back of the garage by the door. It's a 3 way. My other switch is inside the house. It's also a 3 way. My 3rd switch I would like to add would be put in the front of the garage by the front door. this is also a 3 way.
I ran 14/3 cable from the switch in the back of the garage to the front switch and wired it up. I believe I did it correctly. Problem is when I flip the switches (not the one inside the house) the lights flicker. When I put either switch half way, (pointing straight out) the lights go out. Needless to say this isn't correct.
The wire I ran from the rear switch has 3 wires, red, black, white and ground. Do I need to go up to 4 way switches? Can I still use the 3 way wire and make this work? I'd hate to add another wire.
Here are some pics:
This is the front switch (the new one)
This is a second shot of the same switch
Here is the rear switch. The one I added to.
Second rear switch shot