split bathroom fan and light switch from double switch configuration?
#1
10-23-16, 11:27 AM
split bathroom fan and light switch from double switch configuration?
In my bathroom I have two switches - one controls a ceiling light, and the other controls a vanity light and exhaust fan at the same time. I want to split the latter switch into 2, so that I can control the vanity light and exhaust fan separately. How can I do this? I don't have much electrical experience, but feel free to use jargon (yes I know to cut off the power before working 
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10-24-16, 02:22 AM
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I had both my bathroom light and the fan on one single switch which i found annoying. I removed cover to fan in ceiling panels and found it had its own cable going to the switch where light went. I simply had to add gangbox seperate the wiring install another switch and now have seperate controls for each one. I just happened to get lucky i suppose but if you dont own the residence you would definitely need permission before doing it.
#6
10-24-16, 03:07 AM
but if you dont own the residence you would definitely need permission before doing it.
#7
10-24-16, 09:12 AM
Yeah I definitely don't want to get into issues with fires, lawsuits, and things like that. I might just have to suffer with the current setup unless I can talk to the manager about getting it split professionally. Thanks for the input! 
