[Hamered]

Hello,

My name is Kevin and I am working on some electrical in my home. I swapped out a dozen light fixtures and half a dozen switches, quite inexperienced.


I came into an issue where I have 2 switches for the same light, and I can't figure out how to wire them properly. I thought I put the wires the way I found them but perhaps I moved something, anyone mind taking a look? I'm open to suggestions and idea's.


The white wire (top right) in the first socket seems hot.
I didn't find a normal "hot" wire in the 2nd one, but the black and white on the left side of the second switch seem hot (but only together, not with ground).
and I used an old tonner, the green lines I believe are connected.

Thank you for your time,
Kevin

 

[anyacolo]

take a clearer picture of the box on the right, its too hard to tell where the wires are coming from,


seperate the groups of wires coming from each cable

 

[Mystriss]

Knowing how it works typically helps me figure out what someone else did, maybe this will help you sort it out too

(Depending how you learn/take things in, you might find it easier to skip to 5:00 in to get the well explained animation bit there, before seeing the real world example he put at the beginning.)

 

[seharper]

Here's how 3-way switches work.

Yellow = travelers, one is hot, the other is not.
Red = switched-hot, hot when the light is on.

Note that the color codes are NOT the same as yours. But they could be if you marked them with colored tape.

Also note that on 3-way switches, the "common" terminal on the switch is designated either with words, or the common being black while the others are brass. Position means nothing; every switch places those screws in a different randomized position.