Electrical – How to add additional lighting fixtures to an existing 3-way circuit

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I have a light on a pair of 3 way switches. I want to add 5 recessed cans to that circuit. It is currently set up with power at the light fixture and 14/3 wires ran from the fixture to both switches. Can I tie the other fixtures into this setup using 14/2 and running my wires parallel? If not, what would be a suggested way of doing it?

Best Answer

Yes. You'll connect the wires feeding to the next fixture, to the wires that feed the current light fixture.

Basically, you'll start with this...

basic 3-way wiring

Then you'll add the additional lights like this...

Additional light fixtures

NOTES:

  • I've excluded the grounding conductors to simplify the diagram, make sure you properly ground all the fixtures.
  • The black wire coming from the "3-way wiring" bubble, might actually be white, red, or some other color.
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