Leviton R01-PR180-1LI Decora 180 Degree PIR Motion Switch Ivory Logo
Posted on Nov 23, 2010

I installed the motion sensor on a 3way switch. Connected the red lead to the common and the yellow w/red strip lead to a traveler and the black lead to the other traveler. No matter how i switch the travelers i cant get the other regular 3way to be able to turn on and off the light. I added a jumper from the common to a traveler at the normal 3way but it still cannot turn the light on or off. If i switch the travelers at the motion sensor then the other 3way can turn the light off but then the motion sensor switch wont turn on. How do i wire this so the other 3way can still be used to turn the light on and off and always have the motion sensor switch work.

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Anonymous

Leviton manuals:
http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpSctDspRte.jsp?section=17219&minisite=10022

A quick peek inside a sample Leviton manual confirms that your wires are connect correct - BUT...
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Leviton-motion-Instructions.pdf

The remaining 3-way switch needs a jumper wire.
See if your instruction manual shows the same thing as image below.
Let's go through this.
The yellow wire connects to a traveler ... and that traveler connects to one of the brass screws on 3-way switch.
The black wire from Motion sensor also connects to a traveler wire ... BUT you have to identify which traveler wire and which brass screw that traveler wire connects to. And then, put a jumper wire (a short piece of wire) from that brass screw to the dark-colored screw.
I think that will do it.
Add a comment if your device is different.
I installed the motion sensor - geno_3245_100.jpg

Some of these electronic devices are reversed when two of their wires are connected together.
That's what the jumper wire is doing. So the 3-way switch is just connecting and disconnecting the black and yellow wires, and that action reverses the circuit in the motion device.

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