Timeline for Exhaust fan and light on same switch
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| May 21, 2020 at 15:41 | history | edited | Carl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
State that this is a UK anwer.
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| May 21, 2020 at 14:57 | comment | added | FreeMan | Fair enough. However, I see no indication that the OP is in the UK. (Well, I didn't click through to read his profile...) | |
| May 21, 2020 at 14:50 | comment | added | Carl | @FreeMan in the UK the isolator switch for the fan is typically located in the ceiling or high up on a wall somewhere between the light switch and the fan. Some of them can even be locked for extra safety. The situation you describe won't happen. | |
| May 21, 2020 at 13:52 | vote | accept | MisterDj Acronim | ||
| May 21, 2020 at 12:22 | comment | added | FreeMan | Usually one turns off power at the breaker, not the switch, before working on wiring at a fixture. It's way too easy for you (or someone else) to bump the switch or turn it on out of habit to rely on just the wall switch to prevent electrocution. | |
| May 21, 2020 at 9:51 | history | answered | Carl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |