Definitely not a ground connection.
A three way switch is used in conjunction with another for situations where you
wire two switches for the same device, a switch at the top and bottom of the
stairs for example. You need a three core conductor and special wiring
configuration to make it work.
You would really be better off using the correct switch.
Dale Leavens.
----- Original Message -----
From: Blake Hardin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?
Hi thanks for that tip. So ok can you tell me the difference between a
1 way and three way switch? The one way switch has two wholes in the
back correct? So if thats the case why would you need a three way
switch? Is that so you can wire another switch to it or something? Or
is it a ground connection?
On 8/25/10, Dale Leavens <dleav...@puc.net> wrote:
> You can use a two way switch in a one way installation. Use the two
> connections on the one side, not the top two.
>
> The wires are hard to pull out, the screws don't make any difference to
> them, the screws are an alternative connection method only, many people feel
> more confident screwing the connections down than they do with the press-in
> wire connections.
>
> Just pull hard on the wires, it can help to twist the switch so that the
> wire rotates slightly in the hole while you pull. Grasp the wire though,
> don't depend on the wire holding in the box while you are pulling the switch
> away.
>
> These grip very tightly. This is a good thing as it makes the connection by
> bighting into the copper.
>
> Dale leavens.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Blake Hardin
> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:57 AM
> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] wow so installing lightswitch question?
>
>
>
> Hey all, i bought a light switch today to replace one of mine in the
> wall and i bought a three way one instead of a one way. Now the ones
> that i have in the wall are a one way, or at least thats what i think
> there called, they have two wholes on the back where the wires go in
> to verses the one i bought witch has three. So can i still use the one
> i bought or do i have to get one like the one thats in the wall? Also
> when putting the light cover back on over the switches how come those
> dang little wholes are so hard to line up? Like i will have one screw
> in there and it will line up just fine then when i try to put another
> screw in the screw goes in at an angle. I got it back on and
> everything is fine but why are those wholes so hard to line up? Oh,
> one more thing when i was in there, i couldn't manage to get the wires
> lose from the switch. I unscrewed the screws that were in the sides of
> it and tryed to pull them out but it wasn't coming lol. How hard could
> i pull before i break something?
>
>
>
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