How to Repair a Three-Way Switch | This Old House

This Old House host Kevin O'Connor gets pro tips for finding—and replacing—a faulty three-way light switch. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Repair a Three-Way Switch:
- three-way switch, used to replace an existing faulty three-way switch
- electrical tape, for wrapping around wire connections on new switch
Tools for How to Repair a Three-Way Switch:
- phillips and slotted screwdrivers, used to remove and replace cover plate and switch, and to tighten wire connections
- voltage tester, for ensuring the power is off at the switch box
- continuity tester, for testing operation of existing three-way switch
- black marker, for marking white-wire lead on three-way switch
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