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Scott Townsend wrote:
If you only have the Black, Red, White, ground in the Junction box and
nothing else, then You are probably only dealing with a Hot and 2 Switch
Legs.

Many times electricians will wire up the Power Feed to the Light/Fan and Run
a Switch Leg down to the Switch. So in the Case of just one switch you would
only have Black, White & Ground. Hot would come in on Back, go through the
Switch and then back out the White to the device. So there would be no
Neutral in the Junction box even though there is a White.

Say what? If there is a single switch, it's wired so the black at the
ceiling box is coming from the switch and the white is neutral. White
is never used to run power from a switch to a device.

In the Case of the Black, Red, White, you would have the Hot come in on the
Black, Feed it to the 2 Switches and then back out on the Red and White to
control the Fan and the Light Separately.

Say what? A black, red and white, like the OP has in the ceiling with
two switches is wired with the black coming from one switch, red from
the other switch, and white is neutral.

This is what I'm thinking. He has an extra switch in the wall now.