3 way switch wires...did I screw up???? PLEASE HELP

I have just completed the drywall portion of a room i am remodeling.....and now i find that the wires i ran for a 3 way switch dont seem to be in the right place...I think?????

(heres how Im wired)

receptical #1 has, 14/2 comming from the light fixture, as well as 14/2 comming in for the live, and then 14/3 for the 3 way switch.

receptical #2 has 14/3 comming from receptical #1


CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME THE PROPER WAY TO CONNECT THESE TOGETHER?

THANK YOU

 

When you say "receptacle", are you referring to where the two switches will go??? The term "receptacle" is normally used to refer to someplace you plug a lamp into, not a switch.

But if you mean the two switch boxes, then you're okay.

At switch #1, make the following connections:[list=1][*]Connect the black from the line power to the black of the 14/3.[*]Connect the black from the light to the "common" screw on the 3-way switch.[*]Connect the red and white of the 14/3 to the two traveller screws on the 3-way switch.[*]Connect the white from the line power to the white to the light.[/list=1]At switch #2, make the following connections:[list=1][*]Connect the red and white to the traveller screws on the 3-way switch.[*]Connect the black to the "common" screw on the 3-way switch.[/list=1]At the light, connect wires by color.

 

John:

I was in the midst of replying to this when I previewed and saw your post.

Your answer was as usual, right on the money.

Not to confuse things, but I was about to suggest the following:

Power white to light white
power black to switch 1 common

light black to 3-wire white
3-wire black and red to traveler screws

at switch 2:
white to common
black and red to traveler screws.

Does this require coding the 3-wire white as black, and is therefore less "acceptable"?

 

abNORMal, your way is just as good as mine. They are different but equivalent.