Glory Wiring A 3 Way Outlet

Connect the new wires to the new outlet.

Wiring a 3 way outlet. The 3 way switch with the black pigtail goes in the first box with supply. Join all the bare and green wires with one wire nut and shove em into the back of the box. Then do all the black wires similarly then all the reds.

Regardless of what 3 way switch wiring diagram you re following you ll need to use a 3 wire cable to connect the two 3 way light switches. This will be obvious in a moment. Traveler wires are interchangeable on each switch.

The black and red cable wires connect to the traveler terminals on sw1 and at. Join all the white wires to each other with one wire nut and shove em into the back of the box. Strip 3 4 inches of insulation.

Wire the new electrical outlet. 3 way switched outlet wiring diagram. Fully explained wiring instructions and wiring diagrams can be found here in the 3 way switch area here in this website.

From another piece of the cable cut a 6 inch length of black wire to make a pigtail wire. A 3 way switch allows you to turn a light on or off from two different switches. A 3 wire nm connects the traveler terminals of the first and second 3 way switch together.

In both boxes the yellow wires go onto the brass screws on the 3 way switches. The neutral wire from the circuit is shared by both sets. This is the 3 wire cable which you must have to wire a 3 way light switch.