Can we avoid digging into roof/ removing tiles to add fan to room with lights


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Old 11-14-10, 10:13 PM
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Can we avoid digging into roof/ removing tiles to add fan to room with lights

Hi there, I have a number of halogen 12V downlights in a cathedral ceilling and would like to add a fan. Getting new wiring into this particular ceilling means chopping lots of holes (as they did when they put in the downlights) to get the wire over beams/struts... or, having to take tiles off the roof (Which after the mess last time, I'd certainly try). My question is, is there any way a fan can be added somehow into the existing wiring without having to get another wire up there. I've found fans that can be operated entirely by remote...so a permanently 'on' connection will be fine. But common sense tells me you need a remote for the lights too...is such a thing possible. And can you mix things of different power on one wall switch? Thank you for any help!
 
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Old 11-14-10, 11:19 PM
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Pictures would help us help. My first thought is a fake beam.
 
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Old 11-15-10, 05:29 AM
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Without knowing the path of the current wiring would make it hard to give an accurate answer. My guess is it might be possible to jump over from one of the nearby lights, but the fan would only work when the lights were on.
 
 

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