We have a 3-way switch in the garage that I would like to upgrade to a Lutron Maestro 3-way occupancy sensor. I have tried (and failed) to do so twice now… and I'm pretty handy. I'm starting to think I have some sort of "uncommon" 3-way wiring.

Is there such a thing? How would I account for it in the Maestro re-wire?

Configuration:

• Switch 1: Standard 3-way… to become the Lutron Maestro
• Switch 2: Standard 3-way
• Load: Three overhead light fixtures (two of them are 4-foot florescent fixtures, one of them is a dual-bulb incandescent fixture).

Switch 1:

• White traveler
  (gold screw)
• Black traveler
  (gold screw)
• Black hot wire (VERIFIED with non-contact voltage tester)
  (black screw)
• Bare copper ground

Switch 2:

• Red traveler
  (gold screw)
• White traveler
  (gold screw)
• Black
  (black screw)
• Bare copper ground

Here's what I have done so far…

1. Tagged the "black screw" wire on both sides
2. Removed the old switches
3. S1: Lutron with common–>black, white traveler–>blue, black traveler–>black, ground–>ground
4. S2: Standard with red traveler–>pole 1, (common + white traveler + yellow jumper)–>pole 2, ground–>ground
5. Turned the power one… S1 (Maestro) was dead but S2 was working the lights correctly
6. Per instructions, tried switching the travelers on S1 (Maestro) but that resulted in a dead S1 and a dead S2 with the lights stuck off
7. For giggles, then tried switching the travelers on S2, but that resulted in dead S1 and a dead S2 with the lights stuck on

I've tried this twice now, thinking maybe I had a bum switch the first time. At this point, I'm convinced there is some funny business going on with the overhead lights that results in a non-standard 3 way… if such a thing even exists.