ironspider
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Greetings all, I have been having a hell of a day trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with wiring these three recessed lights I installed today. Basically I have power coming in at the third can via 14/2. Then I have a 14/3 between that third can and the second can, another 14/3 between the second can and the fist can, and then 14/2 down to the switch.
I've found a couple of pictures of how this wiring should happen but the last method I've gone with left me with a strange setup. Basically it had it so that can #1 was always on and when I flipped the lightswitch, can #1 would turn off and cans 2 and 3 would turn on. So I figured I could just remove that first can from teh diagram (which had 4 cans) and the resultant diagram should be correct. But it's not. every time I flip the switch on, the circuit pops.
So what am I doing wrong with the following diagram (yellow squares are the wire connectors)? Thanks!
I've found a couple of pictures of how this wiring should happen but the last method I've gone with left me with a strange setup. Basically it had it so that can #1 was always on and when I flipped the lightswitch, can #1 would turn off and cans 2 and 3 would turn on. So I figured I could just remove that first can from teh diagram (which had 4 cans) and the resultant diagram should be correct. But it's not. every time I flip the switch on, the circuit pops.
So what am I doing wrong with the following diagram (yellow squares are the wire connectors)? Thanks!