Example? Not sure what you mean by “remote switches”. -D
> On Mar 22, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Get some remote switches, you can leave the power on constantly but switch > the fixture > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Mar 22, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> So here’s the deal: >> >> I want to install a ceiling fan on the ceiling of our master bathroom. The >> roof pitch over this part of the house makes it nearly impossible for me to >> access the area from above. On opposite sides of the bathroom are >> sink/counter areas with can lights in the ceiling. There is also a >> ventilation fan in the ceiling as well. >> >> My initial thought was to connect up to one of the can lights (they are >> controlled together by the same switch) and just run the ceiling fan off of >> their circuit. It’s highly unlikely that the ceiling fan would be needed if >> the lights are off. But - since these are can lights the junction boxes are >> on the outsides of the fixtures, meaning I can’t get to the junction boxes >> from below because the fixtures were installed from the attic space. At >> least I believe that to be the case, that I couldn’t dismantle the fixtures >> from below and drop them out the opening. I can probably snake a wire across >> the ceiling from one of the can lights to the location where the fan would >> be installed. >> >> The alternative is to utilize the same feed to the ventilation fan, but that >> means it would have to be on if the ceiling fan was to operate unless I >> rigged some means of turning off the ventilation fan locally, like with a >> chain/pull switch or something like that. The proximity to the ceiling fan >> would probably make this impossible. Not an ideal situation. >> >> Worst case scenario would be to run a feeder through the attic space (I >> could possibly get a wire from parts of the attic I can access to the >> ceiling of the bathroom) all the way back to the distribution panel, but >> that’s all the way on the opposite side of the house. >> >> I’m looking for ideas here. This is a pretty creative bunch, help me >> identify a solution I have’t yet thought of. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
