Refreshing Old Work - Power to Light to Switch to Switch & Receptacle
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Refreshing Old Work - Power to Light to Switch to Switch & Receptacle
Hi all. Doing a slight remodel and a bit confused by a current problem. The picture below shows the set up. I currently have it wired as a typical three way - and everything works perfectly. The problem is that I don't know how to get power to the Outlet (C1) and switch (C2) from the power source (C3). Right now the red cable on C3 is capped off in the junction box, and the switch plate. It worked before I got in there and tried to clean things up, but I (dumbly) assumed power was coming into the receptacle from elsewhere....nope, it's not.
Thoughts?
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Try...
At the light:
*Note: Code requires C4 white be recolored any color but green or gray to indicate it is not a grounded conductor (neutral). Usual colors or red or black or blue. It can be done with felt tip marker or colored tape.
At the light:
- All three whites connected to each other.
- C3 Red to light black.
- Power black to C3 black
- C1 white, C2 white and C3 white connected together.
- C3 Black connected to two black pigtails and C1 black.
- One black pigtail to common of shown switch (not a white).
- Other black pigtail to one screw of exterior light switch
- C2 Black to other screw of exterior light switch.
- C4 black connected to C3-red.
- C4 white and red on the traveler screws of the shown switch.
- C4 black on common of switch no shown.
*Note: Code requires C4 white be recolored any color but green or gray to indicate it is not a grounded conductor (neutral). Usual colors or red or black or blue. It can be done with felt tip marker or colored tape.
Last edited by ray2047; 02-23-14 at 07:12 AM.