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Electrical Wiring. Three-Way Switches. Three-Way Switch. Wire black (energized )wire from the breaker to the outlet. Wire black wire from the the breaker box to the common terminal. Wire the black wire to the other common terminal.
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Electrical Wiring Three-Way Switches
Wire black wire from the the breaker box to the common terminal.
Wire black wire from the common terminal to the dark colored screw on the lamp.
Wire the white (neutral) wire to the neutral bar in control panel.
Splice short piece of ground wire to ground wires and connect to box.
Splice short piece of ground wire to ground wires and connect to box.
Three-Way Switch • The following is how you attach the ground wire with a ground screw on the switch
Connect Ground wires just as you did before but the third wire attaches to ground screw.
Wire Type 12-2 w/g 12-3 w/g 12-2 w/g
Three-Way Switch (Switch Loop) Mark white wire black