[akajoe87]

Is this attached picture possible? It is one power source running two different three way switches with separate light.

 

[Know A Little]

It is possible, sure.

You have issues with it?

 

[akajoe87]

It is possible, sure.

You have issues with it?

Well, Im wiring my house that I am in the process of building. I am not an electrician. I want to make sure that it is possible before the drywall goes up

 

[Oso954]

It used to be legal. Under current NEC, I am not sure it will pass the neutral at each switch location requirement.
Using xx/3 cables to the box on the right, you will not have a neutral there.

If you just move the XX/2 cables going up to the lights over to the right hand box, that will solve the problem.

 

[akajoe87]

It used to be legal. Under current NEC, I am not sure it will pass the neutral at each switch location requirement.
Using xx3 cables to the box on the right, you will not have a neutral there.

Humm...because the neutral would be hot then...? Do I have to use 4 wire?

 

[Oso954]

I edited my post without seeing your question.
Yes, as drawn you would be using the white wire as a hot or traveler (switched hot).

The solution that I edited into my earlier post was "If you just move the XX/2 cables going up to the lights over to the right hand box, that will solve the problem."

Or leaving the lights on the left hand box, move the power to the right hand box.

I am guessing either of these would be cheaper than buying the xx4 conductor.

 

[akajoe87]

So like this...

 

[jbfan]

So like this...

No. Take both 2 wires to the switch box on the right.

 

[akajoe87]

No. Take both 2 wires to the switch box on the right.

This is my last diagram edit :smile:

 

[jbfan]

That will work!

 

[Jim Port]

Humm...because the neutral would be hot then...? Do I have to use 4 wire?

The white would not be a neutral. It would need to be the feed to the switch and marked as a hot.

 

[Arrow3030]

This is my last diagram edit :smile:

This diagram is correct. The next tricky part is keeping the neutrals separate at the load side of the three way. If you put all the neutrals together at the load side box, everything will work but odd things may happen due to EMF and it would also be a code violation.

 

[joed]

It's easy to keep the neutrals separate. You connect the red and black travellers to the switch and the neutral to the neutral of the same cable as the black connected to the common of the same switch.