42 inch For Living hugger ceiling fan with light ...hardware install is ok ....fan works but lights go on and then go off. working with one hot wire which is red from ceiling so blue and black from fan is connected to red ... control is from dual wall switches one should control the fan and light ...this switch has a hot red .. copper and pigtail brown ....the other switch has orange and brown wires direct connection and as mentioned the brown is pigtail to the main switch ......problem is the switch turns on the fan but the lights go on and then off ...help do i need a new switch or new wiring config .... any solutions

Hi all, My wife and I moved this summer to a prewar apartment in Brooklyn, NY. We changed out all the wall plates for the outlets, and all the light fixtures. Most if not all had been painted around (I believe they paint here every time a tenant moves out), so when we took the old ones off, a bit of paint came with them. Most of the new light fixtures and plates are at least flush with the wall/ceiling, though some are not. We definitely did not think to seal around the edges. There's a horrible smell in here, and my wife being more sensitive/less healthy than me, she had to move back to her mother's house. The landlord offered to let us break the lease, but I was hoping to be able to fix the apartment. I've been back here by myself just over a month, going through the process of elimination, trying this and that. So far, nothing has worked, and we even spent $160 on some EPA certified water test, and $450 on a mold test from an assessor licensed with the city, and everything came back negative. I have to run an ozone machine every 4-5 days to be able to sleep here. Sometimes I just sleep in my car, and just use the apartment for food, shower, computer, etc. Do you think it's possible that toxic fumes are coming through the wall plates and light fixtures? Have you ever experienced this? Other than paint, is there anything you suggest I use? Caulk? What about for a wall plate that doesn't even get flush, or a light fixture with an opening for a cable to hang down from the ceiling? Soon as the wife finds a new place, we're moving. I've mostly given up on this place, but so long as I'm here so I can work and make money, I can't help but continue to try.