4 switches to one fixture

[fronty]

There is 4 three way switches hooked to one fixture at my house. I was replacing switches and now can't get it to work again. Normally, if you wanted to wire 4 switches to one fixture, I would use two three way and two four way switches. All of the switches I removed only had a common and to traveler terminals. They seem to have put wire nuts on some of the wires going to the box bypassing the switch. Does anybody know how to wire 4 three way switches to one fixture???

[fronty]

Nevermind....
I figured it out.

[wbrooks]

glad you figured it out cause I tried for fun and can't get it to work even if I use extra wires along with a 14/3. Can you tell us how they made that work

[sparkync1]

please do tell us how that works i hate to be a doubter but i dont think its possible to switch a light from three places without using a four way

[Rocky Mountain Sparky]

Sure you can.

It's just more expensive.

Lutron, Lightolier, need I say more...? :D

[sparkync1]

u talking about something like a "smart house"

[Rocky Mountain Sparky]

Yep.

http://www.lutron.com/spacer/images/4gang_ddd5_275x150.jpg

This system (http://www.lutron.com/spacer/SpSystemDefault.asp?s=17000&t=17100) can actually do scene lighting, using the red wire of the old threeway switching system as a communicator, and black and white for power and neutral.

There's a master and slaves. So, you could use the dimmers (even without the scene lighting control) as a fourway on a three-wire system.

Just for fun. :)