Hello All,
I am getting ready to wire my basement. Currently there are three lights in the basement. From the breaker box there is 14/2 wire to the first light, then 14/3 wire to the 2nd and 3rd lights. From the 3rd light the 14/3 goes to a 3way switch in the basement and from that switch 14/3 wire goes to a 3way switch at the top of the stairs.
I am installing 5 recessed lights and removing the three existing lights (just boxes with bulbs screwed in). I was going to just use the existing circuit from these lights. Can't I just use the 14/2 wire that is coming from teh breaker box to the first light to run to my first recessed light, then continue with 14/2 wire to the other 4 recessed lights, then from the last recessed light run the 14/3 to the 3way in the basement and then 14/3 from that switch to the 3way switch at the top of the stairs? This will allow me to control the lights form both switches. I am just curious why they (the builder) ran 14/3 wire all the way from the first light to the other 2 lights and to the switches.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!
I am getting ready to wire my basement. Currently there are three lights in the basement. From the breaker box there is 14/2 wire to the first light, then 14/3 wire to the 2nd and 3rd lights. From the 3rd light the 14/3 goes to a 3way switch in the basement and from that switch 14/3 wire goes to a 3way switch at the top of the stairs.
I am installing 5 recessed lights and removing the three existing lights (just boxes with bulbs screwed in). I was going to just use the existing circuit from these lights. Can't I just use the 14/2 wire that is coming from teh breaker box to the first light to run to my first recessed light, then continue with 14/2 wire to the other 4 recessed lights, then from the last recessed light run the 14/3 to the 3way in the basement and then 14/3 from that switch to the 3way switch at the top of the stairs? This will allow me to control the lights form both switches. I am just curious why they (the builder) ran 14/3 wire all the way from the first light to the other 2 lights and to the switches.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!