Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Replacing Ceiling Fan
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emerichdk
12-29-05, 07:36 AM
Hello Forum:
My holiday project has been replacing a ceiling fan with a chandelier. The ceiling fan was controlled by 2 single-pole switches - one for the light and one for the fan. At the fixture is 12/3 wire, Red is hot from switch 1 and black is hot from switch 2. For the chandelier wiring, I have capped off the black making switch 2 non-functioning. Light is only controlled by switch 1.
Questions:
1. Is this acceptable as I have it now?
2. If I wanted the light controlled by both switches - what would be my course of action? If its just replacing with three way switches & proper connection its doable - but if I need to run a traveler wire I may pass.
Current wiring at the switches is as follows:
S1 - 12/3, Red and Black connected
S2- 12/2, Black and White (I believe recoded as black) connected.
Hope this is clear and enough info.
Any help would be appreciated. - thanks
dke
My holiday project has been replacing a ceiling fan with a chandelier. The ceiling fan was controlled by 2 single-pole switches - one for the light and one for the fan. At the fixture is 12/3 wire, Red is hot from switch 1 and black is hot from switch 2. For the chandelier wiring, I have capped off the black making switch 2 non-functioning. Light is only controlled by switch 1.
Questions:
1. Is this acceptable as I have it now?
2. If I wanted the light controlled by both switches - what would be my course of action? If its just replacing with three way switches & proper connection its doable - but if I need to run a traveler wire I may pass.
Current wiring at the switches is as follows:
S1 - 12/3, Red and Black connected
S2- 12/2, Black and White (I believe recoded as black) connected.
Hope this is clear and enough info.
Any help would be appreciated. - thanks
dke
pcboss
12-29-05, 08:06 AM
Yes, just using the one switch and capping off the extra wire is fine.
Since both switches sound like they are in the same location there would be no benefit to being able to use both switches. However, if you wanted to be able to operate the light from 2 different locations it should be possible, but you would need to add new wiring to the new switch location.
Since both switches sound like they are in the same location there would be no benefit to being able to use both switches. However, if you wanted to be able to operate the light from 2 different locations it should be possible, but you would need to add new wiring to the new switch location.
emerichdk
12-29-05, 02:02 PM
thanks,
Actually the switches are not located together. To clarify, S1 is at bottom of a staircase, S2 at the top. (Not sure why it was ever setup this way in the first place)
So you are saying I would need to run another wire between switches for a three way to work?
Actually the switches are not located together. To clarify, S1 is at bottom of a staircase, S2 at the top. (Not sure why it was ever setup this way in the first place)
So you are saying I would need to run another wire between switches for a three way to work?
John Nelson
12-29-05, 03:07 PM
If I wanted the light controlled by both switches ...Depends on what you mean by that. If you mean that you don't want to have to remember which switch turns on the chandelier, and you'd like the chandelier to be on if either (or both) switch is turned to the up position, then the solution is trivial. Leave the switches alone. At the chandelier, connect both the red and black wires from the ceiling to the chandelier's hot wire.