I have a few of the most common ways in wiring a 4 way switch to help you with your basic home wiring projects. When the switch is operated current will either travel straight through or crisscross.
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4 way light switch wiring. First of all we need to go over a little basic terminology on switches. A 4 way switch has 4 terminals or poles. Wiring a 4 way switch is simply adding a switch to an already existing 3 way switch circuit. A 4 way switch wiring diagram is the clearest and easiest way to wire that pesky 4 way switch. Do you need a 3 way switch wiring diagram. 4 way switch wiring 4 way switches provide switching from three or more locations.
Wiring a 4 way switch with light at the end in this basic 4 way light circuit 3 wire cable runs between all the switches and 2 wire cable runs from the last switch to the light. Power from light fixture to light switch. Two terminalpoles are labeled in and two are labeled out pairs of wires called travelers will connect to each side. When wiring in the 4 way switch it is most simply described as simply cutting the two traveler wires the two wires that go between the two 3 way switches and terminate on each switch and putting two wires from one switch on the top two terminals of the 4 way switch while putting the other two wires from the other switch on the bottom two terminals. If more than three switches are needed simply place more 4 way switches between the three way switches. The electrical source is at the first 3 way switch and the hot wire connects to the common there.
This allows you to control a load from other locations in addition to the 2 locations that a 3 way circuit provides.
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