cathead
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I recently painted my house and changed all of the light switches and outlets. I have a split foyer home with a light in the foyer area. There is a 3 way switch as you come in the door, a 3 way switch at the bottom of the stairs and a 4 way switch at the top of the stairs all to control the foyer light. I put the wires on the new switches in the same position that they were on the old switches. Now it seems that the 4 way must be in the up position for the light to be functional. If I turn the 4 way on I can use the other 3 way switches to turn the light on and off. If I turn the light off with the 4 way switch and attempt to turn it on with any of the other 3 way switches the light will not work. I put the old 4 way switch back and the light worked fine.
I bought another 4 way switch (Cooper), wired it exactly as the old 4 way and had the same problems. Red wires on top and white on the bottom. Anyone have a clue as to what I screwed up?
I bought another 4 way switch (Cooper), wired it exactly as the old 4 way and had the same problems. Red wires on top and white on the bottom. Anyone have a clue as to what I screwed up?