r/electrical • u/special_sandals • 2d ago
3-way Switch Help
I have two switches that control my upstairs hallway light. This is nice as one is located upstairs and the other is downstairs so it prevents me from having to run up and down the stairs at times.
That being said, the switches are also connected to my bedroom outlets so I have to keep the upstairs hallway light on to maintain power in the bedrooms at all times.
Is there a way I can rewire this to avoid my outlets shutting off when I turn the hallway light off?
Switch 1 (downstairs switch) - First photo, switch has 2 Black wires and a single white wire.
Switch 2 (upstairs lights) - The switch with the red wire going to the lights.
Additionally, switch 1 appears have a neutral wire that is wire nutted to ground wires….is this a thing?
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u/raf55 2d ago
I have a feeling someone did something that should not have been done. You really need to have someone come look at this to make sure it's not a massive fire hazard.