Update - Light fixture connected between HOT and Ground wires...
Original post at https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectricians/comments/1pfyh9v/light_fixture_connected_between_hot_and_ground/
Update: Opened up both swtich JBs and both light JBs and mapped which wires are going where... From what I see:
LB - (Light at Bottom of Stairs) - connects via 14/2 to Breaker Panel, via 14/2 to LT and via 14/2 to something downstream.
LT - (Light at Top of Stairs) - connects via 14/2 to LB and via 14/2 to ST
ST - (Switch at Top of Stairs) - connects via 14/2 to LT and via 14/3 to SB
SB - (Switch at Bottom of Stairs) - just the 14/3 romex to ST
Below is a crude sketch of this
Looking at this, I can get LT to work from both switches, but I cant get both LT and LB to be in parallel and switched from both switches... Unless I am missing something completely...
Would the experts here please chime in?
PS - this is the situation at the stairs, two 3-way switches and two light fixtures, at top and bottom of stairs each.
Posted Dec 7, 2025, 10:44 PM UTC · edited