Hallway 3 Way Switch Wiring Diagram. Step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting guides included. This means that there is a black hot wire, a white neutral wire.
Typically used for hallways and staircases, three-way switches are used in instances where two separate switches control one. These are commonly used for lighting in a stairway where you want a switch on each floor entering the stairway. Three-way wall switches are most commonly used to control a light fixture from two locations, such as from both ends of a hallway or stairway.
These diagrams illustrate how to wire a pair of three-way light switches in three different situations.
Special switches known as three-way switches.
Three-way switches allow for controlling a light fixture from two separate locations, these are usually used at the top and bottom of a flight of stairs or at two different entrances to a room. Use these step-by-step instructions to install a three-way switch and wire a circuit. Special wire that has an extra red insulated wire along with the black and white wires within the sheath.