Matchless Light Switch Wiring 4 Wires

Connect the traveler terminal between all.

Light switch wiring 4 wires. Basic knowledge of how to wire a light switch. The source is at the switch and 2 wire cable runs from there to the light. The neutral wire from the source is spliced to the white cable wire and continues on to the light.

I would have to say wiring a light switch is one of the most basic wiring projects in your home. Here a single pole switch controls the power to a light fixture. The source hot wire is connected to a switch terminal and the other terminal is connected to the black cable wire.

A four way switch is added when there are more than two switch locations operating the same light. If you want more than three locations to control the lights you will need a 4 way switch for each of those extra locations. Based on step 4 label the load wire that did not test positive for voltage.

You would just continue from one 3 way switch box with the 14 3 three conductor cable two colored traveler wires a white. For a 4 way light circuit to work you need two 3 way switches and at least one 4 way switch. In some countries the four way is called an intermediate switch.

White wire this is the neutral wire. After that if you see a wire that s green green and yellow or bare copper wrap it around the small screw on the fixture. I know you can get fancy with 3 way switches 4 way switches and dimmers but we can get to those later.

Connect the hot wire from the source to the common terminal on the first 3 way and the hot wire from the lights to the common on the other 3 way. The wiring diagram further down depicts another choice of wiring method. The schematic diagram below shows how all four way switches are wired.