In my front hallway I had the following in a 2-switch gang box: 1. timer (with manual and automatic features) to outside light with pre-wired blue, black, red, and ground wires attached to the timer. 2. 3-way switch for inside front hallway light (the other 3-way switch for this light is down the hall). I wanted to remove the old timer box and replace it with a simple 2-way switch for the outside light, while leaving the 3-way switch intact. Inside the gang box were the following wires (in this order from left to right): [B]white, black, red, white, black, white, black, white, black[/B] The 4 white wires were already tied off together, capped and pushed to back of the box. The two far right black wires were twisted together, connected to a lead black wire which is then connected to the top outside screw on the 3-way. The top screw on the 3-way has a lead wire connected to the red box wire. The inside (bottom) traveler screw on the 3-way is connected to the 2nd black wire in the box. I have had trouble wiring up the new 2-way switch so that the outside light toggles on and off. I have tried hooking up the top screw (via a lead wire) to the red box wire, and the bottom screw (via a lead wire) to the remaining black, and vice versa. Both ways the light just remains switched on. And of course, I have a ground wire running to the green screw. How do I correct this?

I am considering replacing an ancient 1" rigid that goes to garage. I would use PVC. I would like to utilize the same hole in the cement foundation. Should I be looking to expose the current conduit and removing it and using the same trench or should I just dig a new one?