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    3 gang dimmer install is there a better way?

    I took out some old dimmers and am putting in new HS-WD100+ into a 3 gang box. I've put in several HS dimmers as well as Jasco switches, but never into a 3 gang box.

    The wiring in this box was painful to begin with as there 5 romex in this box.
    3 for each light set going to a switch
    1 going to the panel
    1 going to another switch on the other side of the wall

    If it wasn't for the daisy chained romex feeding from this box to the next I'd be fine. And in all honesty the ground seems to be the toughest to resolve right now.

    I've tested my current wiring and it works fine, but of course now I have to shove it all back in the box, which I just don't see happening.

    Does anyone see anything I'm doing that's unnecessary that could be removed? Or a better way of doing it?

    I created a diagram of the way it's wired on creately.
    https://creately.com/diagram/j4lauwk...t0N9w0NuAwE%3D

    The ground wire nuts are the kind you can pass a wire through the top of it and screw in additional, so the 3rd switch actually has a long ground cable that loops the screw, goes to a passthru wire nut and ties additional together... it's ugly.

    Old dimmers/wiring:


    Old wiring:


    New switches:
    Last edited by julez; July 2, 2017, 02:17 PM. Reason: Fixed original images

    #2
    you might try using push in wire connectors instead of wire nuts, they may take up less space

    https://www.homelectrical.com/5-cond...iABEgIxNfD_BwE

    another suggestion; push all your wiring to the back before you start screwing in your switches. Don't try to use the switches to push the wires back since this can pinch/damage wires and loosen connections
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      #3
      If your existing box is standard-depth, then replacing it with an "old-work" deeper box would make things a lot easier.
      http://www.homedepot.com/p/3-Gang-55...355R/202197930
      I've used these a couple of times and it sure saves a lot of cussing!
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        #4
        Originally posted by jmaddox View Post
        you might try using push in wire connectors instead of wire nuts, they may take up less space

        https://www.homelectrical.com/5-cond...iABEgIxNfD_BwE

        another suggestion; push all your wiring to the back before you start screwing in your switches. Don't try to use the switches to push the wires back since this can pinch/damage wires and loosen connections

        I was actually going to need the 6-port option, but seems like it was only available if I order online so I opted for using 2 4-port push-in options and just chained them together. Thanks for the suggestion!

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          #5
          Success! And the bonus is it didn't catch on fire after several hours of operation




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