Electrical – Help – Light switches

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My basement is long and mostly finished- There are three light switches at both ends, I built a bedroom in the centre of the room, so I moved the lights and tried to put a new light switch for four of the light, now I can not get any of then to work. The wire has a red, black and white, but the switch only has two screws. Please help


One of the boxes this is the one that works


light switches more photos to come


More of the basement lights and switches


More of the basement lights and switches


More of the basement lights and switches

Best Answer

To wire your lamp to be controlled by 3 or more switches the "middle" switches must be "intermediate" or "cross-over" switches with 4 terminals, which cross the strapping/traveller pair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiway_switching#More_than_two_locations