This is a re-post. I hope it makes more sense.
Hello,
Can someone tell me where on the Internet ican get
pictures of wall switches. Iam trying to replace a switch in
my bathroom that seems to control, at least as far as i
know, two things: the ceiling exhaust fan and the ceiling,
light switch. The ceiling, light switch was originally wired
for a timer switch for the heat-lamp bulb. I had the timer
switch and heat bulb removed so that i could install a
regular light switch for the Titanium-Dioxide, coated bulb,
because of the mold in the bathroom (Florida etc.), and this
switch sits alone under the double switch above it which
control the medicine cabinet lights and sockets on the left
side of the double switch, and the ceiling fan on the right
side, or at least that is what i thought until i went to install
the new switch.

The broken switch iam trying to replace seems to have two
white wires and one black wire and probably no
groundwire. After installing the new switch, i found out it
not only, in some strange manner, controls the ceiling fan,
plus at the same time the *switch* which controls the
ceiling, light socket where is now the Titanium Dioxide,
light, bulb. In other words the double switch has one side
controlling the ceiling fan and another light switch in no
way visually connected, as they are about 1 and 1/2 inches
apart and not in the same electrical box - the ceiling, light
switch is under the double switch.

When i installed the new switch, it worked the ceiling fan
fine, however the ceiling light wouldnot work on the new
switch. The new switch is just a plain (to the best of my
knowledge)wall. switch.

I think i may have this all wrong: There are two switches in
one electrical box, and one switch 1 ½ below it hopefully
in a single electrical box. It is the switch on the right side,
in the double electrical box that broke (it wouldnot hold the
on position unless i shoved something in there to stop it
from turning itself off).

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See if any of these help you out:
http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects...d_switches.htm
http://www.electrical-online.com/how...les/lights.htm
http://www.hometips.com/hyhw/electrical/22switches.html
all courtesy google search for electrical
switch light (exactly like that).

If not, they might also be useful in phrasing your
question more precisely. It's really hard to describe
these things in words, I know.

HTH,

Pop



"Harry" :7501 wrote in message
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This is a re-post. I hope it makes more sense.
Hello,
Can someone tell me where on the Internet ican get
pictures of wall switches. Iam trying to replace a
switch in
my bathroom that seems to control, at least as far as
i
know, two things: the ceiling exhaust fan and the
ceiling,
light switch. The ceiling, light switch was
originally wired
for a timer switch for the heat-lamp bulb. I had the
timer
switch and heat bulb removed so that i could install
a
regular light switch for the Titanium-Dioxide, coated
bulb,
because of the mold in the bathroom (Florida etc.),
and this
switch sits alone under the double switch above it
which
control the medicine cabinet lights and sockets on
the left
side of the double switch, and the ceiling fan on the
right
side, or at least that is what i thought until i went
to install
the new switch.

The broken switch iam trying to replace seems to have
two
white wires and one black wire and probably no
groundwire. After installing the new switch, i found
out it
not only, in some strange manner, controls the
ceiling fan,
plus at the same time the *switch* which controls the
ceiling, light socket where is now the Titanium
Dioxide,
light, bulb. In other words the double switch has one
side
controlling the ceiling fan and another light switch
in no
way visually connected, as they are about 1 and 1/2
inches
apart and not in the same electrical box - the
ceiling, light
switch is under the double switch.

When i installed the new switch, it worked the
ceiling fan
fine, however the ceiling light wouldnot work on the
new
switch. The new switch is just a plain (to the best
of my
knowledge)wall. switch.

I think i may have this all wrong: There are two
switches in
one electrical box, and one switch 1 ½ below it
hopefully
in a single electrical box. It is the switch on the
right side,
in the double electrical box that broke (it wouldnot
hold the
on position unless i shoved something in there to
stop it
from turning itself off).

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