Three-way switches allow you to control lights from two locations - from two doorways to a room, from the top and bottom of a stair, from your house and garage, etc. Despite the name, three-way ...

Q: At either end of my staircase I have a light switch that turns the staircase light on and off. The problem is that the switches don’t work correctly anymore ...

Q. Tim, I need you to mediate a dispute between my husband and me. We’re building a new home, and there are quite a few places where two or more switches can be used to control lights. I like the ...

Back at CES in January, Belkin teased a handful of new Wemo smart home accessories launching this year – including the 3-Way Smart Light Switch. Starting today, the 3-Way Switch is available to order, ...

Q: Tim, I’ve got a mess on my brick home. I live in Houston, Texas, and have a sprinkler system for my lawn. The water sometimes gets sprayed on my brick exterior. White stains appear. I’ve tried ...

Q. I installed a dimmer switch in my dining room and now the chandelier only works half the time. There are two switches in the room that control the light. They worked fine before I started the job.

I was reading up on a project and came across this link. It mentions that if a light fixture is between the switch and the panel it is common to switch the white and black wires to the right of the ...

Q: Tim, I need you to mediate a dispute between my husband and me. We're building a new home, and there are several places where two or more switches can be used to control lights. I like the ...

Wemo adds three-way capabilities to its Wemo WiFi smart switch, providing homeowners extra flexibility and saving them some cash by eliminating the need for a companion switch. Wemo has handily solved ...

Interplay Learning’s on-demand course, “Diagnosing Circuits: Three-Way Lighting,” introduces multi-location light control to expand a technician’s skills and knowledge of electrical circuits and ...

: At either end of my staircase I have a light switch that turns the staircase light on and off. The problem is that the switches don't work correctly anymore. What ...