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Old 10-10-2021, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Fastskiguy View Post
Nope, same. White wires not going anywhere the same as in the other switch. Does this help us?
Just some basics here.

A switch typically only switches the black wire.

A 3-way has two black wires and a red wire. The red wire goes to a different switch to allow either switch to turn on or off the item.

Your motion light is a device that requires power so it needs the black and white(Hot/neutral) and also needs to be grounded(bare).

First things first, you need to wire your motion switch into a white wire. THIS MUST HAPPEN. Do not leave the white wire attached to the ground(bare) wire.

As it appears you did not get a 3-way capable motion switch you're out of luck with the red wire. Either get one or cap the red off and abandon using the other switch.