Imagine your first night in your new house. You use the light switch at the bottom of the stairs to turn on the overhead light. You climb the stairs, flick the light switch at the top of the stairs to turn off the light, and nothing happens. So, you go back down the stairs, turn out the light, and climb back up in the dark. Now, you try the upstairs switch again, while muttering under your breath, and the light comes on.
Over and over again in the last year, I've found that three-way light switches apparently completely confuse rehabbers and do-it-yourselfers. One rehab crew tried three different times to wire the switches and still couldn't do it correctly.
When you're looking to buy a house, you're not going through it testing all of the light switches. In fact, the listing agent probably has all of the lights turned on before you even see the house. But, as a part of your Complete Home Inspection, I'll check out all of the switches to make certain that they function as intended. If it's supposed to be a three-way switch, it needs to be a three-way switch (yes, there's a certain kind to use). And, it needs to be wired correctly.
It's a little detail, but an important one. And it's an extremely important one when you're climbing or descending the stairs, in the dark, while muttering.
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