I have a switch with two switches controlling two lights:
One switch is a single-pole, the other is part of a three-way. I would like to split these into a double gang with separate switches. Here is the current wiring:
I put colored electrical tape on the wires, where the wires coming out of the same NM cable have the same color. I would assume the blue wires are for the three-way switch and the yellow and red wires are for the single-pole switch, but I'm not sure of that.
Here are the switches I want to replace it with:
I would guess I would put the three blue wires on the three-way switch (I think I can figure out where they each go), but then do I connect the yellow and red Black wires to the single-pole and then leave the yellow and red White wires as they are?
Here are some additional pictures of the switch:
Best Answer
OK, the red tape and the yellow taped black wires go to your single switch, terminals 1 and 2 on your picture.
The blue taped black wire is your common load for the three way switch since you've only got one breaker and should go to the #4, black terminal, on your picture. The other two blue taped wires on the white and red wires are the travelers and should go to the #3 and #5 terminals on your picture. It's a good idea to tape them with some yellow tape for easy identification in the future.