adding recessed lights to ceiling fan switch
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02-06-17, 10:23 AM
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adding recessed lights to ceiling fan switch
I have a ceiling fan that uses a remote to individually turn the fan and lights on and off. Can i add 2 recessed lights to the same circuit/wall switch?
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02-06-17, 10:47 AM
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If your fan uses a remote control you can not add additional, external lights. All the switching is going on inside the fan so there are no wires or output to control additional lights.
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02-06-17, 10:51 AM
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i meant can i use the wall switch for the ceiling fan and recessed lights. for instance i can turn the recessed lights and ceiling fan on from the wall switch then turn the ceiling fan/light off from its remote.
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02-06-17, 12:17 PM
can {i} turn the recessed lights and ceiling fan on from the wall switch then turn the ceiling fan/light off from its remote.
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02-06-17, 01:02 PM
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it has a hot wire that jumps from the switch next to it that goes to a porch light, then it has a black/white/ground that runs from the switch to the ceiling fan.
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02-07-17, 08:53 AM
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yes, three whites tied together, black jumps from the switch next to it and black on the the other side of the switch runs to the fan
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02-07-17, 09:16 AM
black on the the other side of the switch runs to the fan
Better in my opinion is to replace the single switch for the fan with a duplex switch and run the cable for the new light to the switch box, That way fan and new lights will be on separate switches,
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02-07-17, 09:32 AM
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yes, its an unfinished attic above the room. That's what i was hoping i could do was run the new lights to the fan box.
