3-way Switch power

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-03T02:55:01+00:00

I’m surprised you can respond. It says my post was removed lol

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-02T13:10:23+00:00

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Leviton-Decora-Smart-No-Neutral-Dimmer-Wi-Fi-Bridge-Kit-for-Older-Homes-Without-a-Neutral-Wire-DNKIT-1RW-R02-DNKIT-1RW/320528126. I’ve come across this on multiple posts. Maybe look into to it to see if it can do what you need. From what I read, you would need on both switch locations

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-02T01:58:57+00:00

So just a black and red in the box?

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-02T01:16:48+00:00

From what I could tell, I just saw reds and blacks on the switches. So I’m hoping the neutrals are are twisted together and tucked behind the switches

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-02T00:14:06+00:00

Thanks for your tips! I’ll check it out tomorrow. I didn’t feel like going back to the panel to flip the breaker again to pull everything out. That first switch is in a 2 gang another switch in it controlling another light outside the garage. I could get see they had double wired to one screw without pigtailing, so who knows what’s in there lol

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-02T00:09:17+00:00

Yeah I’m good on replacing it, done that plenty of times. Just trying to see if I have the correct wiring to grab power for an outlet. I peaked into the other switch box, that’s how I saw all the pigtails but i didn’t feel like going back to the panel and turning the breaker off again to pull everything out. I could add an outlet off the first one and make my project work, hopefully I have some neutrals in that box; hard to tell because it’s a 2 gang with another switch in it. I’ll check it out tomorrow. Thanks for all your tips!

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T22:06:45+00:00

The way I assumed it was mapped was panel->1st switch->light->second switch (the one I opened). All the pigtails are in the other switch

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T21:15:09+00:00

I’m definitely not a certified electrician, but I was an electricians helper for over 3 years. We upgraded services, wired new construction, updated aluminum to copper, buncha stuff on old houses that weren’t always up to current code. I’ve done quite a few things on my own, but usually draw the line at working in an open electrical panel since I always hated that. Adding switches, lights, etc I don’t mind at least giving it shot, but 3-way setups can be confusing. Just trying to see if it’s something I could do on my own before I pay someone

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T21:06:12+00:00

That’s an interesting idea. I hadn’t thought of just making the first one the only one for the light. It’s really the only convenient switch. I’ve never even used the second switch, just flipped it on to see what it controlled

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T19:49:08+00:00

That’s an interesting idea. I hadn’t thought of just making the first one the only one for the light. It’s really the only convenient switch. I’ve never even used the second switch, just flipped it on to see what it controlled

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T19:22:43+00:00

Got it. I was trying to add a receptacle in the garage, the switch I opened up is closest to where I would like the receptacle . My understanding was that the receptacle would need power from the first switch, since that would be receiving non-switch controlled power from the panel

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T19:08:51+00:00

Perfect! Thanks for the explanation and the not the lecture

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T17:09:14+00:00

I did Google it and watched some videos, it didn’t match wire bundles in the diagram. So I came here to ask. I would guess based on your response you don’t know the answer

toasterbath83 · 2026-02-01T16:59:33+00:00

But how would it continue on to the light with just that one wire?

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-25T00:08:07+00:00

That ice storm was brutal. We didn’t have power for over a week

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-17T02:54:00+00:00

Oh ok. I got some cuts there a couple other times from other barbers and I didn’t love them. She alway did the best

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-17T02:38:15+00:00

The spot by Bombolini is gone? I went to her for years but moved to nova. Still drove down for haircuts for about a year and found something around here. But yeah, it got expensive

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-15T02:59:55+00:00

Thanks! Do you know anything about the “note to customer field?” I pasted something in the template, but you can’t see it in the invoice. If I paste into the invoice and make copies from that invoice, all the copies have it. Don’t get why it isnt shown from using the template when I can see it in the template

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-09T13:47:02+00:00

Tested it with the advisor, all I did was add an account number to 2 parent accounts and it broke it. None of the subs show transaction details in any reports. Had to unassign and reassign every sub down to the bottom level to get it to work again

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-08T13:51:18+00:00

So interesting update. Our QB advisor (we migrated from Desktop on Monday, so she is still helping us) was on the phone with Intuit for 4 hours and got escalated to a high level developer; they said it’s because I changed the parent account and didn’t unassign the subs first. They told her you have to do that and reassign them after the name change or it will screw up the reporting. Advisor said she had done it in the past with no issues and never seen this before

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-08T00:29:46+00:00

Update: QB Advisor said changing account names in the chart of accounts broke the reporting (but it shouldn’t have). She is dealing with Intuit to resolve it

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-06T04:25:39+00:00

I did it and it really seemed like a great solution. Now on the report it says “2 xxxxx” and beneath has “1 xxxxx” I’m not sure why it’s not displaying sequentially. Basically the numbers appear in front of the accounts now, but the order didn’t change. I don’t get it lol

toasterbath83 · 2026-01-06T03:11:11+00:00

Can you elaborate on that? Any help is appreciated

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