[paolo]

So over the weekend, I went to the local Aikenheads to buy some new lighting, outlets, etc to replace the old ones, which were a shock hazard. the original builder did a piss poor job of wiring this house, the electrician put the wires into the ez-push terminals in the back instead of using the screws, and left the side terminal screws sticking out, many of them were showing signs of arching due to contact with the metal receptaple box.

Well anyways to make a long story short, I had to re-wire a 3-way light switch, bought new modern decora switches, installed them, but someone wants them to be both in the downward position and the light to be off, but right now, they are both in the down position and the light is on, I copied the original wiring from the older switches, but perhaps those were wired incorrectly too? to simply fix this, what is needed? change both "hot" wires, and leave the "common" wire alone? but do I do this on both or only one switch?

Thanks.