So we're building a new home, I'm doing all the wiring myself so I wanted to have our three way switches as easy possible, with neutrals at every box of course and no power incoming to the lights and going to switches or any of those obscure 3-way wiring schemes. We've got 8 3-way circuits (one 4-way) and before my guys started wiring it up, I made sure we did it like this: http://imgur.com/CIMRdbs
12/2 from Panel to primary switch. 12/3 to "Accessory" switch from Amani Switch. And 12/2 from Accessory switch to Fixtures.
Now I'm looking at the backs of these switches and the manuals that come with them and it shows standard wiring would be like I have it, except 12/2 to fixtures should come from Main switch and not accessory switch. Walls are still open, so it wouldn't be more than 4-5 hours work to pull new runs from fixtures to main switch, if that would be the easier. But if I didn't, would the homeseer switchs and dimmers with accessory switches work on a scheme like I have? If so, where does the fixture get power from then, because there is no "load" output on the accessory switches.
Edit: maybe I'm dumb. I would just go from main switch to accessory switch box with the 12/3, and hook up red as my traveler, white to neutral (white from accessory switch to fixture too), and black will be wire nutted to the black on the 12/2 going to the fixtures.
Edit Edit: http://imgur.com/odhMjcK Excuse the rather crude worksite drawing. Would that way work?
12/2 from Panel to primary switch. 12/3 to "Accessory" switch from Amani Switch. And 12/2 from Accessory switch to Fixtures.
Now I'm looking at the backs of these switches and the manuals that come with them and it shows standard wiring would be like I have it, except 12/2 to fixtures should come from Main switch and not accessory switch. Walls are still open, so it wouldn't be more than 4-5 hours work to pull new runs from fixtures to main switch, if that would be the easier. But if I didn't, would the homeseer switchs and dimmers with accessory switches work on a scheme like I have? If so, where does the fixture get power from then, because there is no "load" output on the accessory switches.
Edit: maybe I'm dumb. I would just go from main switch to accessory switch box with the 12/3, and hook up red as my traveler, white to neutral (white from accessory switch to fixture too), and black will be wire nutted to the black on the 12/2 going to the fixtures.
Edit Edit: http://imgur.com/odhMjcK Excuse the rather crude worksite drawing. Would that way work?
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