![]() ![]() I suspect this will be by far the easiest option. You would then replace the now redundant switches with a wireless remote switch and wireless light/fan control unit (e.g. If you really want the two lights to be controlled separately then short of adding the wire the only option I can think to control the lights separately is to hard wire the lights to permanently on. In terms of the fan turning on and off randomly my first question is whether the fan remote controlled? If so is it possible that something else is on the same channel? Assuming the room is finished this is going to be a pain and expensive. I'm almost certain the to lights you wish to control separately are setup in series which means you cannot control them separately from the wired switches without disconnecting the second light and adding a new wire to one of the switches. I can't tell if the lights are in series or in parallel with each other.ĭiagram: Here is the existing wire diagram of both switches.Īs you probably know the 3-way on diagram A is the second switch and connects to the 3 way on diagram B which in turn goes to the light. I want switch B to only control the ceiling fan w/light. What I ultimately want to do: I want switch A to only control the track-lighting. 1 for each hot wire and neutral wire entering the box 1 for all the ground wires combined 1 for all the cable clamps combined 2 for each device (switch or outletbut not light fixtures) Multiply the total by 2.00 for 14-gauge wire and by 2.25 for 12-gauge wire to get the minimum box size required in cubic inches. It sometimes happens every 5 minutes, I assume too much load on the kitchen circuit maybe. use the same wireless light switch kit to control multiple bulbs and light fixtures. One issue I noticed: Once in a while the fan w/light will turn off and immediately back on again. wireless led light with switch 2 wireless led light with switch 4. The 3way switches turn BOTH on at the same time, that has not been altered yet. Note: There will be four to eight wires coming out of the ballast. Cut all the wires connected to the fluorescent light ballast. and the other ceiling light I replaced with a small ceiling fan w/light. Snip the old fluorescent ballast wiring several inches from the end of the fluorescent ballast with side-cutting pliers or wire snips. What I've done so far: I have replaced one light with a track-lighting. Switch B is ganged with an single pole switch for an outdoor light (also see below). Switch A (diagrammed below) is ganged with a single pole, dining room dimmable light. The kitchen has a 3way switch which controlled 2 ceiling dome lights, one in the middle of the kitchen and one over the breakfast table area. Light 2 gets the black (double-switched hot) and white (neutral) coming from switch 2.I've been researching this for about 8 months and finally learned enough to be able to ask my question properly.īackground: Bought a house last summer that was built in 1966 but since renovated maybe 10-20 years ago. ![]() The white wires (one from switch 1, one for the 2nd light) are connected together. An electrician must cut a groove into a wood beam to run Romex to a certain location. To remedy the problem, the electrician runs a single insulated conductor along with the two-wire cable. Another black for the 2nd light goes to the other screw. An electrician discovers that a two-wire cable has been run instead of a three-wire cable. Switch 2 gets a black (switched hot) and white (neutral) pair coming from switch 1.Light 1 gets a black (switched hot) and white (neutral) pair coming from switch 1.White from circuit breaker gets connected to two white wires.Other screw on the switch gets a short black pigtail.Black from circuit breaker to one screw on switch.From circuit breaker, black (hot) and white (neutral).All grounds are connected, never switched, so ignored for this description. In addition, if you are using conduit then you can use different colors (but still use white for neutral):Įverything everywhere gets ground (green or bare). If you are in another country, colors may vary. Note that colors here are the usual colors for US cables. ![]()
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