[gregPerson]

There is a 4 gang box with 4 switches going to 4 different lights. Box has one feed. One of the switches is a 3 way. This leaves me with a 6 wires (feed, 4 lights and a wire coming from other 3 way switch) to connect together. I bundled the 6 whites neutrals together. That didn't seem too bad. I twisted the 6 grounds together along with 4 pigtails. That seems like a lot. So that leaves black. I have done research and have learned of many choice to connect the hots. There is "mid point stripping" where one wire is jumping to all 4 switches, doubling ganging at the lug to jump to next switch, jumping from the push in point on back of switch, huge wire nut to connect all 6 or 3 black hots and 3 black hots jumped by 1 black wire leaving 4 per wire nut. Are any of these ethical or am I looking at this all wrong? I removed the wires to jump them after relocating box. The original switches I removed still have 4 inch jumper with its own wire nut and 1 inch black left where I cut it off still attached to other lug. This adds to my confusion. Should have mark it. Also concerning box where I jumped wires, can I hook all neutral white wires together or leave separate? Thanks.

 

[brric]

If there is a two wire cable in your box going to the fixture controlled by three ways, the white conductor of the three wire cable is NOT a neutral and should be terminated on a three way switch as a traveler. The the incoming black hot wire should be wire nutted to four black pig tails, one of each of the pigtails going to a switch. The pigtail going to the three way terminates on the common screw.

 

[gregPerson]

Run seperate circuit?

I recently ran down what operates one circuit in a 4 gang 4 switch box. 14/2 15

SWITCH 1 operates a pair of 2 bulb flood lights.
SWITCH 2 a 3 way switch, operates a pair of ceiling fans with two bulb light. 4 banks of 8 foot t8 florescent fixtures (I assumed the original owner hung these as temporary but they are hard wired)
SWITCH 3 a pair of 3 candelabra bulbs front outside lights.
SWITCH 4 laundry room 2 bulb ceiling light.

a pair of outlets that operate a pair of garage door openers with single bulb lights that stay on for just a few seconds after operation of garage door and a single bulb outside light operated by its own switch. Come to find out that the once thought designated freezer circuit shuts off when breaker is shut off. I have a surge strip plugged into open port of garage door opener receptacle . Breaker only trips when I use chop saw and an air compressor at same time. Probably a stupid question at this point but are there concerns? Running a second feed seems difficult. house has been this way since 2006. Possibly since 1997 when it was built. Thanks.