Convert 2 Way Switch To 1 Way

Hi i have 1 light pendant 1 light swtich 1 pull switch either switch turns light on.

Convert 2 way switch to 1 way. Determine the location for the second switch before planning the wire route. Make sure to connect the earth wires even if the switches are plastic so there is an earth present throughout the length of the new cable this also ensures there is an earth to connect to should the switches be changed for steel or brass in the future. 3 way switches are named for the fact that each switch has three hot terminals two traveler terminals and one common terminal.

Replace the original one way switch for a two way switch connect the wires as shown ensuring you tighten up the terminal screws fully. By only one way fri may 11 2007 8 16 pm. Electrical question from john about 4 way switch wiring background.

I d like to tie them together into a single 4 way system and to remove one of the switches in the middle box. Here is how the conversion is done. The traveler terminals are used to interconnect two 3 way switches on the same circuit and the common terminal supplies or dumps power.

2 posts page 1 of 1. Hello i have 2 3 way switch setups each controlling 1 light fixture. For simple switches there are only two terminals one for power in one for power out.

To replace two switches with one simply eliminate one switch from the power circuit and connect both outgoing wires one is red one is black in your photo to the same switch. I want to get rid of pull switch at the rose i have the live coming in. Convert 2 way switch into a onw way.

You ll need to connect both leads to the same terminal. Richard s answer is excellent and with the diagrams should make the answer to the original question clear. Rather than off and on the switch toggles power between the two traveler.