"Jay-T" wrote in message
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I am trying to figure out how to (or if I can) wire a ceiling fan and light
so that the fan and light are controlled separately -- and both are
controlled from two different sets of switches at two different locations.
The room has two doorways and I would like to be able to control the
ceiling fan and light individually from a set of switches located near each
of the doorways. This would be similar to having a ceiling light
controlled by two 3-way switches, with one at each doorway, except that in
this case I would like the switch sets to be able to control the ceiling
fan and ceiling fan light separately from either doorway.

Here is the existing wiring configuration:

The power/feed goes to the first switch setup at doorway "1" with 12/2
wire; then 12/3 wire goes from there to the switch setup at doorway "2";
then 12/3 wire goes from there up to a ceiling light. In other words, the
room is presently wired as a typical 3-way switch setup to a ceiling
light, but the wiring going up to the existing ceiling light was prewired
with 12/3 wire instead of 12/2 in case we ever wanted to replace the
ceiling light with a ceiling fan/light. The ceiling box for the existing
light was already installed using a ceiling fan box in case the light was
ever changed to a ceiling fan/light fixture.

So, what I would like to do now is change the existing ceiling light to a
ceiling fan/light, and change the switch setup at each doorway to be able
to control the ceiling fan and ceiling individually from either doorway.

Is there a way to do this using the existing wiring that is now in place
(without using any wireless/remote devices)? If so, how would I wire
that?

Not hard wired without pulling another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations, but Casablanca makes Intellitouch 3 way controls for their fans,
which would control both fan speed and light dimming from both locations

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"Jay-T" wrote in message
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I am trying to figure out how to (or if I can) wire a ceiling fan and
light so that the fan and light are controlled separately -- and both are
controlled from two different sets of switches at two different locations.
The room has two doorways and I would like to be able to control the
ceiling fan and light individually from a set of switches located near
each of the doorways. This would be similar to having a ceiling light
controlled by two 3-way switches, with one at each doorway, except that in
this case I would like the switch sets to be able to control the ceiling
fan and ceiling fan light separately from either doorway.

Here is the existing wiring configuration:

The power/feed goes to the first switch setup at doorway "1" with 12/2
wire; then 12/3 wire goes from there to the switch setup at doorway "2";
then 12/3 wire goes from there up to a ceiling light. In other words,
the room is presently wired as a typical 3-way switch setup to a ceiling
light, but the wiring going up to the existing ceiling light was prewired
with 12/3 wire instead of 12/2 in case we ever wanted to replace the
ceiling light with a ceiling fan/light. The ceiling box for the existing
light was already installed using a ceiling fan box in case the light was
ever changed to a ceiling fan/light fixture.

So, what I would like to do now is change the existing ceiling light to a
ceiling fan/light, and change the switch setup at each doorway to be able
to control the ceiling fan and ceiling individually from either doorway.

Is there a way to do this using the existing wiring that is now in place
(without using any wireless/remote devices)? If so, how would I wire
that?

Not hard wired without pulling another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations, but Casablanca makes Intellitouch 3 way controls for their
fans, which would control both fan speed and light dimming from both
locations

Thanks. I actually could pull another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations without too much trouble. Both are above an open ceiling basement
and are easily accessible from below.

So, in terms of wiring, would I then be thinking of the setup as being
similar to having two 3-way switches for the fan (one at each doorway) and
two 3-way switches for the light (also one at each doorway)?

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"Jay-T" wrote in message
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I am trying to figure out how to (or if I can) wire a ceiling fan and
light so that the fan and light are controlled separately -- and both are
controlled from two different sets of switches at two different
locations. The room has two doorways and I would like to be able to
control the ceiling fan and light individually from a set of switches
located near each of the doorways. This would be similar to having a
ceiling light controlled by two 3-way switches, with one at each doorway,
except that in this case I would like the switch sets to be able to
control the ceiling fan and ceiling fan light separately from either
doorway.

Here is the existing wiring configuration:

The power/feed goes to the first switch setup at doorway "1" with 12/2
wire; then 12/3 wire goes from there to the switch setup at doorway "2";
then 12/3 wire goes from there up to a ceiling light. In other words,
the room is presently wired as a typical 3-way switch setup to a ceiling
light, but the wiring going up to the existing ceiling light was
prewired with 12/3 wire instead of 12/2 in case we ever wanted to
replace the ceiling light with a ceiling fan/light. The ceiling box for
the existing light was already installed using a ceiling fan box in case
the light was ever changed to a ceiling fan/light fixture.

So, what I would like to do now is change the existing ceiling light to
a ceiling fan/light, and change the switch setup at each doorway to be
able to control the ceiling fan and ceiling individually from either
doorway.

Is there a way to do this using the existing wiring that is now in place
(without using any wireless/remote devices)? If so, how would I wire
that?

Not hard wired without pulling another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations, but Casablanca makes Intellitouch 3 way controls for their
fans, which would control both fan speed and light dimming from both
locations

Thanks. I actually could pull another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations without too much trouble. Both are above an open ceiling
basement and are easily accessible from below.

So, in terms of wiring, would I then be thinking of the setup as being
similar to having two 3-way switches for the fan (one at each doorway) and
two 3-way switches for the light (also one at each doorway)?
Yes, although I don't believe I've ever seen a 3way fan speed control

"RBM" wrote in message
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"Jay-T" wrote in message
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"RBM" wrote in message
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"Jay-T" wrote in message
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I am trying to figure out how to (or if I can) wire a ceiling fan and
light so that the fan and light are controlled separately -- and both
are controlled from two different sets of switches at two different
locations. The room has two doorways and I would like to be able to
control the ceiling fan and light individually from a set of switches
located near each of the doorways. This would be similar to having a
ceiling light controlled by two 3-way switches, with one at each
doorway, except that in this case I would like the switch sets to be
able to control the ceiling fan and ceiling fan light separately from
either doorway.

Here is the existing wiring configuration:

The power/feed goes to the first switch setup at doorway "1" with 12/2
wire; then 12/3 wire goes from there to the switch setup at doorway
"2"; then 12/3 wire goes from there up to a ceiling light. In other
words, the room is presently wired as a typical 3-way switch setup to a
ceiling light, but the wiring going up to the existing ceiling light
was prewired with 12/3 wire instead of 12/2 in case we ever wanted to
replace the ceiling light with a ceiling fan/light. The ceiling box
for the existing light was already installed using a ceiling fan box in
case the light was ever changed to a ceiling fan/light fixture.

So, what I would like to do now is change the existing ceiling light to
a ceiling fan/light, and change the switch setup at each doorway to be
able to control the ceiling fan and ceiling individually from either
doorway.

Is there a way to do this using the existing wiring that is now in
place (without using any wireless/remote devices)? If so, how would I
wire that?

Not hard wired without pulling another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations, but Casablanca makes Intellitouch 3 way controls for their
fans, which would control both fan speed and light dimming from both
locations

Thanks. I actually could pull another 3 wire cable between the switch
locations without too much trouble. Both are above an open ceiling
basement and are easily accessible from below.

So, in terms of wiring, would I then be thinking of the setup as being
similar to having two 3-way switches for the fan (one at each doorway)
and two 3-way switches for the light (also one at each doorway)?
Yes, although I don't believe I've ever seen a 3way fan speed control
Just checked, they do apparently make them

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"Jay-T" wrote in message
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I am trying to figure out how to (or if I can) wire a ceiling fan
and light so that the fan and light are controlled separately --
and both are controlled from two different sets of switches at
two different locations. The room has two doorways and I would
like to be able to control the ceiling fan and light individually
from a set of switches located near each of the doorways. This would
be similar to having a ceiling light controlled by two
3-way switches, with one at each doorway, except that in this
case I would like the switch sets to be able to control the
ceiling fan and ceiling fan light separately from either doorway.

Here is the existing wiring configuration:

The power/feed goes to the first switch setup at doorway "1" with
12/2 wire; then 12/3 wire goes from there to the switch setup at
doorway "2"; then 12/3 wire goes from there up to a ceiling
light. In other words, the room is presently wired as a typical
3-way switch setup to a ceiling light, but the wiring going up to
the existing ceiling light was prewired with 12/3 wire instead of
12/2 in case we ever wanted to replace the ceiling light with a
ceiling fan/light. The ceiling box for the existing light was
already installed using a ceiling fan box in case the light was
ever changed to a ceiling fan/light fixture. So, what I would like to
do now is change the existing ceiling
light to a ceiling fan/light, and change the switch setup at each
doorway to be able to control the ceiling fan and ceiling
individually from either doorway.

Is there a way to do this using the existing wiring that is now in
place (without using any wireless/remote devices)? If so, how
would I wire that?

Not hard wired without pulling another 3 wire cable between the
switch locations, but Casablanca makes Intellitouch 3 way controls
for their fans, which would control both fan speed and light
dimming from both locations

Thanks. I actually could pull another 3 wire cable between the
switch locations without too much trouble. Both are above an open
ceiling basement and are easily accessible from below.

So, in terms of wiring, would I then be thinking of the setup as
being similar to having two 3-way switches for the fan (one at each
doorway) and two 3-way switches for the light (also one at each
doorway)?

Yes, although I don't believe I've ever seen a 3way fan speed control

Just checked, they do apparently make them.

Thanks.