How To Install A Three Way Switch. A three-way switch is built and wired a little differently than a conventional single-pole light switch. The difference between a three-way switch and a single-pole is that all the single-pole is really doing is breaking the connection between the two wires.
Strip all three wires with wire strippers.
Follow Dominick as he shows you step by step how to get it right.
When it comes to installing switches, a three-way switch is more involved than the traditional single switch, but it's nothing you can't handle with a little time and patience. There are several ways of getting power to the newly installed outlets: you can tap into an existing outlet circuit, you can run a new circuit from the service panel, or you can tap into a light switch circuit. All those switches, terminals and wires can confuse experienced electricians, let alone novice DIYers.
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