Beautiful 3 Way Light Connection
With a pair of 3 way switches either switch can make or break the connection that completes the circuit to the light.
3 way light connection. Use the 3 way switch wiring diagram to learn light switch wiring. Finally run the last 2 wire cable from the second switch s black screw to the light. The whole wiring a light switch project can be completed in a few hours if you don t have to do any drywall removal and repair.
To wire a 3 way light switch you ll need 2 3 way light switches 2 2 wire non metallic cables 1 3 wire non metallic cable and 2 6 inch grounding wires. How to wire 3 way light switch in this video we explain how three way switching works to connect a light fitting which is controlled with two light switches. This cable consists of three cores brown grey and black which are all line colours and an earth wire.
Connect the line brown wire coming from the light together with the 3 core earth cable black wire in to the l1 terminal of the two way switch.