Reyway t1_je9b90h wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:54 AM

You would need to know how they are wired, most likely someone goofed the wiring. You will have to follow the wires and see where they split since they should be wired parallel.

The switches are most likely located before the split, removing the switches and putting them on the seperate splits should allow you to turn the ceiling fan and light fixture on and off individually.

Oenonaut t1_jea3jwl wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:55 PM

From the OP description, I suspect the fan was added at a later time by a previous owner, replacing one light in a switched set. If that's the case there probably wouldn't be a split, correct?

imnotsoho t1_jediq68 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:55 AM

And if they messed the wiring up, did they install a ceiling fan box? That fan might be living on borrowed time.

Reyway t1_jea6zcl wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Should still be since lights are also wired parallel.

Reyway t1_jedtawj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 8:20 AM

Not sure why i am getting down voted. If the lights aren't wired parallel, the lights after the first one won't get the required voltage to operate optimally.

The split will probably be closer to the lights which would make re-doing the wiring difficult since your would need to run wires to the split for the switch.

I would like an explanation why someone would think this information is wrong?