I have 2 3-way switches controlling a light going up stairs the stairs. Switch1 is by front door and switch2 is at the top of the stairs and electrical outlets in the living room. We are wanting to add a second wall scone. The home was built in 1918 and knob and tube was replaced but the wiring is so confusing. Sw2 has a red traveler. Sw1 has a black wire where the traveler should be and ties to a single pole in the same box controlling a hall light upstairs. There is a 2wire coming in to that box and a 2 wire existing the box. Please help a disabled veteran figure this out.
Not sure the attached diagram is existing, proposed or a combination of both. No matter, 3 way switch control requires two 3 way switches. Switch 1 gets the hot wire and 2 traveler wires. Switch 2 gets the travelers from the switch 1 and provided the hot wire to the light socket. The neutral wire is usually part of the cables between the junction boxes containing the switches and light socket. Extending the hot wire from the light socket to another load (unless another hall light) is not practical because the added load can be controlled from 2 locations. Best way to add an outlet in this circuit is to run a cable containing hot and neutral from switch 1 to the outlet junction box. It will be powered as long as the hot wire entering junction box containing switch 1 is hot.
I am replacing an outdoor light and I am wondering how concerned I should be about how the original 1980’s electrical box and siding mounting block was installed. They used a standard rectangular metal box without any extension rings and just installed the vinyl siding mounting block over it. The face of the mounting block is about an inch away from the wall. How concerned should i be about the lack of box extensions?
This is my own home.
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Trying to get some Christmas lights up. I've hooked up three lines and found some odd problems.
Now, to start these are LED lights, not regular lights. 2nd, each string has two sections which light up separately, so I can have a bulb out in a string, but only HALF the string goes out. Each string has two fuses built into the plug. Note, these are brand new lights. Never been used (though, to be honest, I purchased them 3-4 years ago. Long story, don't ask. :))
Ok, now to the problem. For the sake of understanding what's going on, I'll refer to these by section: 1a, 1b, 2a etc. (the third string won't light at all, which is a whole other problem, and it is not hooked up in these pics.)
In the 1st pic below, you can see string 1 and 2 hooked up in sequence, the power source is at the far LEFT.
Strand 2, both sections are lit and working fine. The problem is with Strand 1. both sections on strand 1 are very dim when compared to strand 2. 1a seems almost off but a close up view of the bulbs shows they ARE on. (see 2nd pic) 1b is the same, though with more visibility. Neither section is as bright as 2a or 2b.
It would seem to me that If the fuses were the problem, then strand 2 wouldn't be as bright. I'm having trouble understanding where to go to look for the issues and I'm trying to save some money so please don't suggest I toss them and buy new. (Though, tossing them out is not out of the question. LOL )
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