Electrical – Is the 4-way switch replacement job safe and up to code

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I recently replaced a 4-way light switch setup with a smart dimmer setup (GE Enbrighten 14294 and GE Add-On 12723) and wanted to check wanted to check that everything I did was safe and up to code (Georgia, USA).

The original setup was wired like this (I think. It didn't occur to me to take a picture at the time):
Original 4-way wiring setup

When I replaced the switches, I wired it like this:
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Everything works perfectly. I just wanted to make sure I'm not going to burn my house down. There are a couple things that jumped out at me:

  1. The ground wire isn't connected to the 4-way switch. It wasn't in the original configuration either, and it's crimped and cut too short to reach the terminal. Now that I'm using a smart switch with a neutral connection, is it dangerous to not have a ground connection?
  2. Is using the red wire as the traveler appropriate? I know code is sometimes strict about what colors can be used for what purpose.
  3. The black wire is still there, but no longer connected to anything. I've capped it off with wire nuts, but is there anything else I need to do?

Best Answer

Yeah, that looks right to me, the remotes only need neutral and comms. I presume the master puts only enough power on that comms wire to let the remotes power up, and uses that same wire for comms. Good design, leave it to GE.

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