Depending on how the ceiling light fixtures are wired there may be a hot lead at one or the other, which is then routed through the wall switch and back to the fixture.
Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > I didn’t elaborate on the ceiling fan, but it’s a Hunter that runs off a > remote for everything - light and fan, dimmer and speeds. So I just need > power to it all the time and nothing else. That’s why I was saying it could > easily be on the light circuit as any time the lights are off the fan > wouldn’t be in use anyway. > > At this point it’s more of a matter to see if I can get to the junction boxes > on either the ventilation fan or can lights. If I can get that resolved I can > do the remote thing to control the ventilation fan. It’s only a foot or two > away in the ceiling so there’s even the chance I could cut the hole for the > fan support and get a hand up there to access the junction box. I can do the > remote thingy from inside the fan enclosure. > > Hmm. > > -D > >> On Mar 22, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Yeah that’s probably more what it is. I have these fans that I put in, >> they’re switched but a little RF remote works the light and fan operation. I >> know there are similar things for lights. So you could leave the power on at >> the wall switch then turn the fan or light on with their respective remotes. >> >> There are those Alexa and google lights too but they need WiFi to make the >> lights work. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iPhone >> >>> On Mar 22, 2020, at 11:55 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> "Remote switch" is really a relay. "Alexa turn on the fan" there are a >>> variety out there... >>> -Curt >>> >>> On Sunday, March 22, 2020, 11:50:07 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > -- Allan Streib Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Digital Science Center | Intelligent Systems Engineering | FutureSystems _______________________________________ 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
