3 way switch question

[DocPhilMD]

So I am helping my nephew wire in a light fixture in between two switches. So power comes from the box to the first switch, then to the fixture and then travels out to the second switch.

Can someone help with a wiring diagram for me? I attached pics of the first and second switch to help.

The fixture is two bulbs with three wires each: hot, ground and neutral.

The first pic is the first switch in the series. The second pic is the second or terminal switch.

 

[astroracer]

If you had access to the internet you could simply type "wiring a 3-way switch" in a Google window and find hundreds of how-to's...
Mark

 

[DocPhilMD]

I tried to find that online and all of what I found was wiring diagrams for power to the fixture then to the two switches.

 

[bdamico]

I don't know man. I googled three way switch in images

http://www.how-to-wire-it.com/wiring-a-3-way-switch.html

Putting that aside, I think you're getting hung up conceptually a bit with respect to the order.

 

[DocPhilMD]

I don't know man. I googled three way switch in images

http://www.how-to-wire-it.com/wiring-a-3-way-switch.html

Putting that aside, I think you're getting hung up conceptually a bit with respect to the order.

Yeah, I found that one. But it doesn't have a diagram for the setup I am talking about.

Power to switch to light to switch

 

[DocPhilMD]

Phew!! Finally found it! Sorry to waste everyone's time on this one. My bad.

 

[DocPhilMD]

here it is if anyone else needs the identical thing
https://www.google.com/search?q=wir...UICCgB&biw=1360&bih=900#imgrc=A83pAwF-NEXe9M:

 

[Mustang51js]

You either have another switch you dont know about or you have some splices in the ceiling fixture,because the setup in the second switch shouldnt be like that the way the first switch is set up. Unless you have another wire not seen in first pic

 

[Mustang51js]

To add a light,your best bet is coming off the fixture itself

 

[DocPhilMD]

You either have another switch you dont know about or you have some splices in the ceiling fixture,because the setup in the second switch shouldnt be like that the way the first switch is set up. Unless you have another wire not seen in first pic

I think they just wired it incorrectly

I'm not saying this house is ghetto but...yeah...

 

[DocPhilMD]

To add a light,your best bet is coming off the fixture itself

What about this?

could it be wired like this? that makes sense?

https://www.google.com/search?q=wir...hVGeT4KHcnWD_EQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=q2XuUNtbBmqZBM:

 

[Mustang51js]

What about this?

could it be wired like this? that makes sense?

https://www.google.com/search?q=wir...hVGeT4KHcnWD_EQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=q2XuUNtbBmqZBM:

That could be the way it is. Like i said the easiest way to add the light is to come off the existing light. Otherwise you have to test everything,and you cant come off the second switch because theres no neutral. The first pic could either just have the feed in it or just have the wire going to the light. So i would guess you have 2 3wires in the light jbox.