Light switch wiring is a task that most DIYers can take on themselves without calling an electrician. Follow these steps to wire your switches safely.

Run a 14-3 NM-B cable (white, black, red, bare copper) from your first switch to the second switch. Run a 14-2 NM-B cable from the second switch to the light fixture.

Each cable has a black insulated wire, white insulated wire, and bare copper wire. Start by using a twist-on wire connector—commonly called a Wire Nut—to join together the two white insulated ...

The other 4-wire bundle will enter the box from the top and have three colored wires (black, white, red) and a copper (bare) one. They connect the switch in this box to the other switch in box 2 ...

In some (all?) variations of a three way switch, either of two wires MAY be hot. if you are using Black/White wire, no combination is 'right'. It would be up to you to mark the white wire so ...

If you do have this wire, Donnelly says to attach it to the green screw, which will be on your light switch. Step 5: Replace the switch plate Use a screwdriver to place the switch plate back on ...

Ordinarily the black wire is "hot," the white wire is "neutral," and the bare wire is "ground." For this job, the white wire in the switch loop will also function as a hot wire, so "tag" each end ...