Avi Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Hello I could use some help here. I have a problem with a 2/3 way light circuits. I have a C4 dimmer and a 2 button keypad in the circuit. I can turn on/off the lights from the dimmer and turn them off from the keypad. However, once I turn them off from the keypad, The keypad doesn’t work anymore. In addition to that the dimmer’s blue lights are off all the time, and when I turn on the lights from the dimmer, the blue light on the keypad turns on, and then I can turn off the lights from the keypad. Once I turned off the lights from the keypad, the keypad doesn’t work anymore unless I turn on the lights from the dimmer. Is this a wiring problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanjackson Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Not a wiring problem. How do you have the connections done in composer? Avi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Yes it’s a wiring problem. Your keypad should remain powered at all times. LED lights on the keypad powering off when the dimmer turns off, sounds like you’ve wired the keypad wrong. The dimmer controls the light load using the red wire. If you have a 14/3 wire (red traveler) from the dimmer box to where the keypad is, then cap the red in both boxes. Tie the neutral and hot of the 14/3 to the neutral and hot at the dimmer box. Now this will send 120v to your keypad box. Keypad only requires neutral, hot and ground. if none of this makes sense, hire an electrician. Seriously. there are many ways to skin this cat but all depends how the wiring is done. Avi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanjackson Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Ah oh, sorry misread that. id hire an electrician as well. There are lots of ways to wire a 3 way... Avi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 Ryanjackson, thank you. Its configured in composer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 lippavisual, thank you so much. I suspected it would be a wiring issue. I'll check the wiring again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avi Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 11 hours ago, lippavisual said: Yes it’s a wiring problem. Your keypad should remain powered at all times. LED lights on the keypad powering off when the dimmer turns off, sounds like you’ve wired the keypad wrong. The dimmer controls the light load using the red wire. If you have a 14/3 wire (red traveler) from the dimmer box to where the keypad is, then cap the red in both boxes. Tie the neutral and hot of the 14/3 to the neutral and hot at the dimmer box. Now this will send 120v to your keypad box. Keypad only requires neutral, hot and ground. if none of this makes sense, hire an electrician. Seriously. there are many ways to skin this cat but all depends how the wiring is done. Thank you so much. I was able to fix the wiring and now the keypads receive continuous power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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