I live in an older home with no GFCI outlet in the bathroom or any other outlet for that matter. I have two side by side switches in separate steel boxes. One controls the overhead light and one runs to the exhaust fan. There are two wires for each switch and as best I can tell they run indepently. (one white, one black for each switch.) I would like to tie the light and fan to one switch so they both operate with one switch, thus freeing a black wire and a box. I would then like to install a GFCI in next to the switch. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have a good idea of what to do already but would like some feedback as well.

I have a question I have been upgrading my lighting circuits with Lightolier's onset smart dimmers, and remotes for three way applications. I am compleatly understanding of wiring until I ran into this delimma. I have a light fixture that I would like to install another one of these dimmers on. However, when I took the plate off low and behold there is a three way switch inside. Now, there is NO other way or where this light fixture is controlled. My home was built in the late 50's and upgraded some electrically in 81 per the previous home owners that I bought it from. My question is that of the following. Where could this "traveler" wire be going and would this have been custom wiring proceedures of those two era's. If I disconnect this would I be "starving" something that would need power? My understanding of a three way switch is that on a three way the power feed on a three way is that from the breaker and the other two screws switch power legs with the single pole. So, what I am left to think is every time I turn that three way in one direction or another the mysterious traveler becomes sort of dead. Any clues to why I have a three way instead of the single pole since I have only one switch controling this light ? To add to this mass of confusion the 8B fixture box only has a black and white and bare ground. Yup just one romex feed. Thanks in advance. :eek: