Timeline for How to wire two switches to control bathroom fan/light combo (only two 12/2 cables in receptacle)?
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| Jan 17, 2021 at 0:04 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | If you don't already have, get a set of testers - non-contact and multimeter like this and you should find one wire in each cable hot and ~ 120V between the hot & ground and 0V between the other wire and ground. If that's the case, switches should work. If that's not the case, we need more info by opening the fan & light boxes to check the wiring. | |
| Jan 16, 2021 at 23:48 | comment | added | Dave | I tried wiring a standard switch to one 12/2 cable and the timer switch to the other 12/2 cable (essentially, both switches completely separate in the wall receptacle), but I don't get power to either the fan or the light. Do I need to somehow connect wire between the two cables or the two switches? | |
| Jan 16, 2021 at 23:37 | history | answered | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |