wrote:

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

wrote:


Is there such a beast - switch that has both a single-pole switch and a
timer?

Why - I need a timer on the exhaust fan. Current config of nutone
bath-fan with 4 switches in a double gang box is:
* fan, exhaust
* heater
* light
* night-light

There is no room for more boxes. So, I have two choices to accomplish
this:
1. hot wire the night-light, which frees one box for a standard wall
timer
2. find switch that has both a single-pole switch and a timer.



I may not have understood your post correctly, but if there are four
switches in a double gang box then they each must be double switches, so
I don't understand how hot wiring the night-light frees up half of the
double gang box, isn't the third of the four switches still needed there?

What am I missing?

Jeff


correct, two double switches (all 4 to the same nutone ceiling unit)

hot-wiring the night-light means I can dedicate one box to a standard
timer.

I already have the 4 switches, plus two more below for shower and
vanity light. I don't want a space ~6 inches wide to be a wall of
switches, so I will _not_ put in another box.


anyone use one of those new led bulbs in a fan unit? bloody night
light bulds don't hold up to fans.


I wasn't aware these even existed until I Googled "Triple wall switch",
but they sure look like they could solve your problem, don't they?

And from a trusted manufacturer too:

http://www.energyfederation.org/cons...ath/39_766_765

Now, let's not hear you bitch about the price. G

HTH,

Jeff



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