Changing A 3 Way Switch. At the switch you want to remove, you simply remove the switch and connect the common wire to one of the traveler wires with a wire nut. I was hoping to change the wiring to a two-way switch set up, but this didn't work for me.
Three way switches are single pole, double throw and have a line, neutral and ground coming in. The best example of this would be at either end of a long hallway, or at the top and One of the three terminals is "identified" (by using a different color) and is usually the bottom screw on the side with two screws. Two years ago a three-way switch for the basement stairwell went out and I tried to replace it.
At the switch you want to remove, you simply remove the switch and connect the common wire to one of the traveler wires with a wire nut.
Three way switches are single pole, double throw and have a line, neutral and ground coming in.
How do we attach to the new switch? First of all we need to go over a little basic terminology on switches. Pro-Tip: The common terminal is always a different color than the other two hot terminals.
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