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From what I have read elsewhere, the black one is the COM – common wire. Now the question is how do I figure out which one is line, load and 3 way? I see that one of the screws (excluding ground) is black and the other two are bronze colored. The current regular 3-way switch has 4 wires going in (Green – Ground, 2 Reds and 1 Black).

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The wiring diagram is in their manual ( ). The second one is a regular 3-way switch which I want to replace with the programmable one. One of the 3-way switches has a dimmer option on it which I want to leave as it is. I bought Honeywell RPLS540A to replace one of the two 3 way switches in my living room. I purchased and am using both products below: This prompted me to look for replacements. In the end, this prompted me to look for replacements. It was such a pain every time the electricity went out and I had to end up calling over an electrician like those at Aardvark electric ( try it out) to come and sort out the electricals. It was an old Intermatic that the previous owners used and had no backup battery and was very hard to set up. This means that if the electricity goes out, you won’t lose your settings. One cool thing about these timers is that they have a built-in rechargeable battery. Apparently the 3-way works with either and is the same price. I had originally bought two of the 2-way timers not knowing the difference and ended up returning one.

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I replaced the lights outside by my front door using their 2-way timer and this review is covering the install of their 3-way timer for the lights outside my garage. I used a Honeywell timer I bought from Amazon.

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I’m pretty confident doing this type of DIY but it goes without saying that, if you’re not comfortable with what needs doing, it’s best to call in a professional like /service-areas/the-village-electricians/ who can do the work safely for you. Safety ALWAYS comes first when it comes to any job in the home involving electricity. The standard is the 2-way which I already replaced. So determine what you have by the number of switches you can control the lights with.

There are different dimmers depending on whether you have a 2-way or 3-way light. Basically there are two switches that can turn these lights off and on. My lights in front of the garage are on a three-way switch. So far I’m really happy with both of these products:įEIT Electric LED Light Bulb A19 3 Pack 40W Replacement Uses 7.5W 500 Lumens Dimmable You won’t see me advertising any products that I don’t use and would not hesitate to buy again. The bulbs below are the actual bulbs I’m using. These lanterns only hold one bulb each, a standard size bulb. I also have two more lanterns on either side of my garage. Each lantern holds 3 candelabra style bulbs for a total of 6. I’ve replaced these lanterns with LED’s I bought from Amazon. So on the front of my house, I’ve got two lanterns next to my door.

You can get some lighting timers which are wired into your home, but you’d best visiting a site like and having a professional wire them for you, or, you can get lights that are triggered by a sensor which are pretty easy to install yourself. This means lights are on part of the day and off part of the night, I can’t remember or get up early enough to make this efficient. I used to manually turn on/off my front outside lights since I leave them running at night.

I also want to be more efficient in the way they are used. I’ve already talked about Why I’m Replacing all of my Lights with LED’s. My solar panels have had me thinking about reducing my energy usage.

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