WildBill
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I wanted to relocate the ceiling light in my garage so I hung two new lights and then removed the original light and wired in the cable to the new lights in place of the old light.
Well, the box where the old light was installed is a bit of a bird's nest. There were previously four cables entering/leaving the box. Now there are five, with my new cable replacing the old light.
My problem is that the dual switches are not working correctly.
When the rear switch is up, the front switch works fine: up to turn the lights on and down for off. When the front switch is up, the rear switch also works fine.
But when the front switch is down and the lights are off, the rear switch has no effect. Similarly, when the rear switch is down, the front switch has no effect.
Wondering what went wrong.
Here's the rundown on the cables at the box. #1 is a 2-wire that goes out to a nearby outlet; very near in fact, it's the outlet that brings power to my garage door opener, it's only two feet away. Cable #2 is the new one that goes to my new lights, a 2-wire. Cable #3 is a 3-wire that goes to the front switch. Cables #4 and #5 go to the power supply and the rear switch. I think #4 must be power because it's white wire is connected to the red on #3.
Regarding the connections, the black on #1 is connected to black on #3. The whites on #1, #2, #3 and #5 are all connected together. The red on #3 is connected to the white on #4. The black on #4 is connected to black on #2 and black on #5.
Can anybody tell me what to change to make the switches work correctly?
Well, the box where the old light was installed is a bit of a bird's nest. There were previously four cables entering/leaving the box. Now there are five, with my new cable replacing the old light.
My problem is that the dual switches are not working correctly.
When the rear switch is up, the front switch works fine: up to turn the lights on and down for off. When the front switch is up, the rear switch also works fine.
But when the front switch is down and the lights are off, the rear switch has no effect. Similarly, when the rear switch is down, the front switch has no effect.
Wondering what went wrong.
Here's the rundown on the cables at the box. #1 is a 2-wire that goes out to a nearby outlet; very near in fact, it's the outlet that brings power to my garage door opener, it's only two feet away. Cable #2 is the new one that goes to my new lights, a 2-wire. Cable #3 is a 3-wire that goes to the front switch. Cables #4 and #5 go to the power supply and the rear switch. I think #4 must be power because it's white wire is connected to the red on #3.
Regarding the connections, the black on #1 is connected to black on #3. The whites on #1, #2, #3 and #5 are all connected together. The red on #3 is connected to the white on #4. The black on #4 is connected to black on #2 and black on #5.
Can anybody tell me what to change to make the switches work correctly?