Hi- We just moved into our home. Our kitchen has two switches for the kitchen lights. The left side of the room switch side has a dimmer and the right side is just toggle. The problem I am having is that if the left switch turns off the lights then the right cannot turn them on and vice-versa. I have never seen a setup like this. Please tell me there is a way to fix this. I should be able to turn the lights on from either switch regardless of which one turned them off correct? TY!

Hi, if this belongs in the other forum for light fixtures, apologies. I live in Hudson, WI, USA, township of Hudson. Short version Is there a code that requires an interior light switch to control interior lights to be place within a certain distance of an entry, for example the patio door? Long version Next to my patio door there is a 3 gang box. 1 for the dining room lights, 1 for south deck light (important, this is a 7 day programmable switch), 1 for west deck light. I am moving my refrigerator near the patio door and that makes it so I only have room for a 1 gang box by the patio door. I am planning to combine both deck lights to the single programmable switch. But the programmable switch takes up an entire 1 gang box leaving no place to put the dining room switch. I cannot do a 2 gang box. So I would like to eliminate the dining room light switch by the patio door (yes, there is a dining room light switch as you enter the kitchen). Is there some code that requires the dining room switch remain near the patio door entry? Or better yet, does anyone know of a 7 day programmable switch that has a second pole to control the dining room lights too? Wishful thinking, I know. :) Thanks! Jeff