Convert 3x 3-way switches to single switch
#1
01-12-20, 05:35 PM
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 9
Received 0 Votes
on
0 Posts
Convert 3x 3-way switches to single switch
I have a weird setup where three switches in one box control three rows of bucket lights separately on the same ceiling. One wall over is another set of 3 switches controlling the same 3 rows! I'm hoping I can connect the existing wires in such a way that I don't need to add/remove wire and can drywall over the one redundant box as well as 2/3 of the main box and leave a nice single switch. If I post a photo of the setup, could anyone help guide me to connect wires in such a way that a single switch will control all 3 rows of lights?
Essentially, the setup is what you would expect - hot wires, ground wires, neutral wires, and the running wires between switches.
Essentially, the setup is what you would expect - hot wires, ground wires, neutral wires, and the running wires between switches.
#2
01-12-20, 05:53 PM
Group Moderator
You want one switch to replace six switches ?
You would need to post pictures of the wiring at both ends with the switches still connected but pulled out of the boxes. How-to-insert-pictures.
You would need to post pictures of the wiring at both ends with the switches still connected but pulled out of the boxes. How-to-insert-pictures.
#3
01-12-20, 06:02 PM
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 9
Received 0 Votes
on
0 Posts
Yes - it's that ridiculous of a setup. 3 where 1 would do, and then duplicated one wall over...
So 2 photos - are these clear enough to interpret? The second image has a new Leviton switch I just put in that utilizes the previously capped neutral wires sitting in the back of the box. Ultimately, I'd like that one switch to run the whole system - ideally from the other box though, not the one it's currently in.
So 2 photos - are these clear enough to interpret? The second image has a new Leviton switch I just put in that utilizes the previously capped neutral wires sitting in the back of the box. Ultimately, I'd like that one switch to run the whole system - ideally from the other box though, not the one it's currently in.
Last edited by PJmax; 01-12-20 at 06:41 PM. Reason: resized/labeled pictures
#6
01-12-20, 06:47 PM
Group Moderator
At the 1 line end.....
Cap off the red wires.
The big black splice with the red wire nut is the hot supply to the three devices. Open that and remove the black wires that go to the devices. The one black wire left will go to the switch.
Connect the other three black wires together, add a short piece of wire.... a tail... and that goes to the switch.
At the 2 - load end......
Cap off the red wires.
Connect black to black at all three devices.
Cap off the red wires.
The big black splice with the red wire nut is the hot supply to the three devices. Open that and remove the black wires that go to the devices. The one black wire left will go to the switch.
Connect the other three black wires together, add a short piece of wire.... a tail... and that goes to the switch.
At the 2 - load end......
Cap off the red wires.
Connect black to black at all three devices.
