Gary TP
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Is there any way to turn a 3-way switch into controlling two seperate light sets?
In other words, I have 2 light switches near the door - one controlled the fan light, and the other controlled the fan. I'm going to remove them and use that power to run recessed lighting...
The problem is, after inspecting the wiring it looks as though I have only one set of wires coming in and coming out and the switches are '3-way'. I was under the impression that I can't control two different sets of recessed lighting with this setup despite the fact that I have 2 switches (because they are both not dedicated runs)
Here's how it looks:
Wiring Diagram
Is there any way to run 2 sets with this hardware by just having ALL of the lights on (both sets) and then just use the red wire to control (dim) one set of them?
Something like this:
Lighting Layout
In other words, I have 2 light switches near the door - one controlled the fan light, and the other controlled the fan. I'm going to remove them and use that power to run recessed lighting...
The problem is, after inspecting the wiring it looks as though I have only one set of wires coming in and coming out and the switches are '3-way'. I was under the impression that I can't control two different sets of recessed lighting with this setup despite the fact that I have 2 switches (because they are both not dedicated runs)
Here's how it looks:
Wiring Diagram
Is there any way to run 2 sets with this hardware by just having ALL of the lights on (both sets) and then just use the red wire to control (dim) one set of them?
Something like this:
Lighting Layout