# Is there an electrician in the house?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 25, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-electrician-in-the-house/89620 "2001-10-25T19:35:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-electrician-in-the-house/89620/21 "2001-10-26T17:45:06Z")

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There are also four-way switches, which let you turn lights on and off at three (or more) switches. Using **sailor** ’s diagram, this switch would go in the middle of the twin-wire part of the circuit. The switch either connects the wires directly, or crosses them (top left to bottom right, bottom left to top right).

You could use a Double Pole Double Throw switch, but I think they are especially made with only four connections.

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