How do I remove a 3-way switch?

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I am taking a non bearing wall down that has electrical work in it, including a 3 way switch for a single light. I want to disconnect this switch so the other one works. How do I do this?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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You will have to trace the wires. You can look at How exactly does a 3-way switch work?. You should replace the remaining 3 way with a regular single switch and wire it normally to the light fixture.

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answered Jun 13 '14 at 23:31

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22

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It depends. You might be lucky or not, depends on which way the wires go. Note that any any splices in wires must be accessible for future work.

Start with https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/4054/5960 and post some photos.

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answered Jun 15 '14 at 06:21

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How do I remove a 3-way switch?

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