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🔌General Home Automation => Automating Your House => Troubleshooting Automation Problems => Topic started by: ed3120 on July 14, 2011, 09:48:48 AM

Title: Connecting WS12A and WS14A
Post by: ed3120 on July 14, 2011, 09:48:48 AM

I have a WS12A and WS14A combination that I am trying to connect in a 3-way switch environment.  I find the instructions very confusing and when I hook it up, it doesn’t seem to work.

I have my power going into "Box 1" with the WS12A.  In "Box 2"...I have the WS14A, as well as a wire leading to the light that I want to switch.  Between the 2 boxes, I have a 3 way (red/white/black) wire.  I’m just looking for the way I should connect these things together.  The instructions don’t provide a diagram for my situation. See the attached diagram for my current setup.

Thanks in advance for any help that you can give me!

Title: Re: Connecting WS12A and WS14A
Post by: Brian H on July 14, 2011, 11:06:08 AM

You may find additional information here.
http://kbase.x10.com/wiki/Wall_Switch_Modules

The X10Pro diagram may also have added information.
http://www.x10pro.com/pro/pdf/plw02.pdf

Title: Re: Connecting WS12A and WS14A
Post by: Noam on July 14, 2011, 08:16:22 PM

I think you have them backward.
Check out the second diagram in this link:
http://www.smarthome.com/manuals/2201phn.pdf

The WS12A goes closer to the light, the WS14A goes closer to the incoming line.