IVB
Senior Member
I need to replace 2pairs of 3way switches with zWave and there's 5 dang wires they want me to connect. Is there a simple way I can determine which of the wires on one switch goes to the other switch? Also how would I determine which is the neutral wire?
And I hate to show ignorance yet again, but the truth hurts. For the circuit wires (black/blue for ACT switches), can I just measure voltage across the lines while hot, and the pair that shows +120V is neg/pos? I have to admit, I haven't yet learned what neutral and ground really do to the circuit, and hence what their impact would be on measuring voltages on a circuit.
I pulled the outlet off one of the switches, and all the dang wiring is black (or so it seems), so that's no help. In the extreme case, couldn't I just use one of my 22g wires with my multimeter to connect the two switches somehow to determine this stuff?
And I hate to show ignorance yet again, but the truth hurts. For the circuit wires (black/blue for ACT switches), can I just measure voltage across the lines while hot, and the pair that shows +120V is neg/pos? I have to admit, I haven't yet learned what neutral and ground really do to the circuit, and hence what their impact would be on measuring voltages on a circuit.
I pulled the outlet off one of the switches, and all the dang wiring is black (or so it seems), so that's no help. In the extreme case, couldn't I just use one of my 22g wires with my multimeter to connect the two switches somehow to determine this stuff?