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    gib3blue Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 18, 2009, 09:16 AM
    Installing a ceiling fan with a light switch
    I moved into a house the ceiling fan and the light are operated by one switch. To work them separately I have to pull the chains. I bought a 2 switch combo, pulled the old switch off the wall and there is only three wires: Black, White, and a Bare wire. How do hook this 2 switch combo to operate the fan and the light separate.
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    Dec 18, 2009, 10:06 AM

    That switch will not work with the wires you currently have. The black is your one and only hot going to the fan. If you want 2 hots you need to pull another wire to the fan mounting box. Another option is to buy a universal remote which can be hand held or wall mounted. The remote would allow you to control 2 functions with the set of wires you have.
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    Dec 22, 2009, 11:57 AM

    B is correct. You cannot control them separately without purchasing additional parts, or adding wires.

    How many wires are in the ceiling box where the fan connects?

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