Just moved to a new house and I’m looking to get my switches all set back up. I’ve got 2 black series dimmers I’d like to use with a 3 way switch that’s got the light in the middle, but I’m having trouble getting it wired properly. At one end, there’s a 3 wire + ground romex in the box, nothing else. All wires are somehow hot? At the other end, I’ve got 3 romex wires coming in, 2 have 2 wires + ground, 1 has 3 wires + ground.
The wires aren’t super easy to see in the pictures, but I’ll try to explain here:
2 black wires are connected via a push connector, one I’m assuming is line, the other is the black wire coming from the 3 wire + ground romex.
2 neutral wires are connected via a push connector, one from the same romex that I believe is line, the other is coming from the 3 wire + ground romex.
All ground wires are connected together.
Traveler wire from the 3 wire + ground connects to the traveler terminal in the switch, neutral connects to the 2 neutral wire push connector mentioned earlier, the last 2 wire + ground romex has it’s white and black wires connected to the line/load terminals on the switch.
At the other end is a classic on/off toggle switch, traveler wire is connected to the traveler terminal, ground to ground, and then white/black connected to the line/load terminals.
Currently as it’s set up, if the classic switch is off, everything is off. Black Series dimmer turns off completely and I can’t control the light.
What do I need to do to get the wiring corrected so that the 3 way works as expected again? Is it possible to connect both black series dimmers? Or do I need to use an aux switch?
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/CjMds2U
Thank you!