- Feb 27, 2006
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Got an issue and I'm limited on my electrical knowledge, so bear with me. I have a long bedroom with one light switch. There are three ceiling lights running the length of the room and they're all wired in series. I want to put a ceiling fan in the middle spot which I know has an approved brace for the fan. However, I was hoping to control the fan separately from the light switch, but there is only one black, one white, and a ground wire in the ceiling (instructions call for two black wires for separate operation). So, if I want to use the fan at night, I'd have to unscrew the lightbulbs from the other two fixtures. If I turn off the switch, the fan won't operate. I'm in a quandary here and all I can come up with is leaving bulbs in the first and third fixtures out and relying on the light fixture from the fan only... this way when I turn on the wall switch, I can still turn off the light while having the fan run. Any ideas how to solve this without rewiring the room? I know nothing about rewiring... :\
