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    Dec 25, 2008, 02:22 PM
    Add on/off switch to separate two lights on ceiling fan
    I one on ,off switch controlling a ceiling fan that we turn on with a pull chain and a separate track lighting that is always on when we use the fan. How do I wire a second on, off switch that I will add next to the present on, off switch.
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    Jan 2, 2009, 05:37 AM

    U would need to run a separate wire to control each device.
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    Jan 4, 2009, 06:28 PM

    How many wires do you have in the ceiling?

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