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    May 29, 2013, 06:34 AM
    Ceiling light/fan has dimmer and speed light is turned off power in next room gos ou
    Ceiling fan/light has a dimmer and speed control switch the light dimmer works and the fan speed control works but when I turn the light out the power in the next room goes out why
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    May 29, 2013, 06:37 AM
    When did this start? Was that other light added, sounds like someone may have tapped into the fans circuit and does not have its own hot and neutral wire.
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    Sep 23, 2013, 09:41 PM
    Sounds like the power to the light in the other room has been supplied off the load side of the switch for the light/fan combo instead of the supply side.
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