I have six circuits, three controlled by 3-way switches and three controlled by single switches:
Location 1 (one whip):
1) 7 kitchen can lights (3-way)
2) 3 island pendants (3-way)
3) 2 dining chandeliers (3-way)
Location 2 (two whips):
1) 7 kitchen can lights (3-way)
2) 3 island pendants (3-way)
3) 2 dining chandeliers (3-way)
4) 2 workdesk can lights
5) ceiling fan
6) living room can lights
The wiring was done by a (now fired, for other reasons) electrician as part of the rough electrical for our kitchen renovation. My three pictures show the wiring coming out of the whips at each switch location (the whips exist because the switches have to be mounted to cabinets sides). The only time I get a "hot" reading with my tester is when a single Breaker X is on, and the wires that read hot are noted below.
How do I go about sorting what wires go to what circuits? I'd like to install a switch for and use the kitchen can lights before my (second) electrician comes to do the final.
First picture, Location 1:
black (hot), white
black, white
red (hot), white (hot)
red, black
green ground
Second picture, Location 2:
black, black, white
black, black, white
black, red (hot), white (hot)
green ground
Third picture, Location 2:
black (hot), red
black, red
white
green ground
Location 1 (one whip):
1) 7 kitchen can lights (3-way)
2) 3 island pendants (3-way)
3) 2 dining chandeliers (3-way)
Location 2 (two whips):
1) 7 kitchen can lights (3-way)
2) 3 island pendants (3-way)
3) 2 dining chandeliers (3-way)
4) 2 workdesk can lights
5) ceiling fan
6) living room can lights
The wiring was done by a (now fired, for other reasons) electrician as part of the rough electrical for our kitchen renovation. My three pictures show the wiring coming out of the whips at each switch location (the whips exist because the switches have to be mounted to cabinets sides). The only time I get a "hot" reading with my tester is when a single Breaker X is on, and the wires that read hot are noted below.
How do I go about sorting what wires go to what circuits? I'd like to install a switch for and use the kitchen can lights before my (second) electrician comes to do the final.
First picture, Location 1:
black (hot), white
black, white
red (hot), white (hot)
red, black
green ground
Second picture, Location 2:
black, black, white
black, black, white
black, red (hot), white (hot)
green ground
Third picture, Location 2:
black (hot), red
black, red
white
green ground
