3 way switch, 3 lights
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3 way switch, 3 lights
I just moved into a new home. The porch light and the outside garage lights are controlled by 2 three way switches, one in the garage and the other in the foyer. I want to have the garage lights controlled by the switch in the garage and the porch light controlled by switch in the foyer. I have not looked at the wiring because I wouldn't know what to do anyway. I want to make sure that I can do what I want to do by simply disconnecting and reconnecting wires at the switch and / or the lights ... i.e. I don't want to have to run new wires. Can you help? Thanks
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As classicsat said, there are many different ways that this might be wired now. But I don't think any of them will allow you to do what you want with existing wiring, unless you use a remote switch (i.e., a switch that is activated with a wireless link from another location), or you use a smart technology such as X10. All "standard" solutions will require more cable in the walls (exactly what new cable depends on how it is wired now).