Does this require separate switches for the fan, light, and night light.
1385852
If you want to control the fan and light separately then you will need a switch for each. If the night light is to be constantly on, then you will need a separate non-switched power source for that light. If you want to control the night light also you will need a third switch. In my installation I had one switch and no non-switched power since I was replacing a simple fan and I did not want to rewire the bathroom. The light and fan come on together when the switch is turned on. I didn't use the night light since I had no always-on source of power. For each thing (fan, light, night light) that you wish to turn on and off separately you will need a switch.
1385853
If you want to control the fan and light separately then you will need a switch for each. If the night light is to be constantly on, then you will need a separate non-switched power source for that light. If you want to control the night light also you will need a third switch.In my installation I had one switch and no non-switched power since I was replacing a simple fan and I did not want to rewire the bathroom. The light and fan come on together when the switch is turned on. I didn't use the night light since I had no always-on source of power. For each thing (fan, light, night light) that you wish to turn on and off separately you will need a switch. If you want to control the fan and light separately then you will need a switch for each. If the night light is to be constantly on, then you will need a separate non-switched power source for that light. If you want to control the night light also you will need a third switch.In my installation I had one switch and no non-switched power since I was replacing a simple fan and I did not want to rewire the bathroom. The light and fan come on together when the switch is turned on. I didn't use the night light since I had no always-on source of power. For each thing (fan, light,... » Read More If you want to control the fan and light separately then you will need a switch for each. If the night light is to be constantly on, then you will need a separate non-switched power source for that light. If you want to control the night light also you will need a third switch.In my installation I had one switch and no non-switched power since I was replacing a simple fan and I did not want to rewire the bathroom. The light and fan come on together when the switch is turned on. I didn't use the night light since I had no always-on source of power. For each thing (fan, light, night light) that you wish to turn on and off separately you will need a switch. « Show Less
1385854
If you want the night light on a separate switch, beware. Electricians charge for another service drop which is similar to adding another outlet....which costs about $500.
780108
This fan does not come with a switch. If you have a 3 conductor romex cable run to the fan, then you can have separate switches for fan and light.
398473
Yes. The one I have has a switch & plate that I ordered seperately. It controls the fan, the light & a night light. So that has to be installed separately to run the fan & adjuncts.
689344
Not necessarily...but you should. You'll need power to the fan obviously and power to the switch, but you don't need to wire the switch to the fan directly. The switch communicates (light, speed) to the fan wirelessly. The initial setup requires you to sync the switch to the fan which is done at initial power. So if separate circuits they need to come up at the same time.
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I am not an electrician, so take that into account. To be separate, I believe you need to have an existing light/fan switch and wires installed in your bathroom. Otherwise, you'll need to handy electrical wiring to install a new dual switch with one for your light and one for the fan. I simply replaced an existing fan which had it's own switch. All the best.
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I believe the answer is no since the switch is special and comes with the fan. It controls the nightlight, mainlight, fan speed and direction and also has the wireless remote ability. I don't think you can get away without using their switch.
1692518
Yes the heat and fan are separate. So is the light as well as the night light. I have 4 switches. Good product. No complaints.
1845235
Not really, still need the light switch to send power. Switch will be in the on position permanently, and the light and fan controlled by remote.
2170731
The fan and lights are on different circuits. The lights are not automatic, and will require switches.The fan is automatic. I used a two pole motion sensing switch that turns the night light on when some enters the room, and the regular light has to be manually activated. Both lights turn off when the room is vacant for ten minutes . You could use a similar setup, and add the fan.
2086250
Yes. I wired it with three switches; Fan, light and Heat. I have a standard bulb in one socket, a infrared bulb in the other socket and the fan is behind/on top of it all. Works fine.
1903150
Three switches. One for fan one for big bulb - regular light. One for 4w night light. They all are separate. Works great. Which switch works what depends on how the electrician hooks it up.
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I had mine installed by a contractor so I'm not sure personally. But it uses a 3-way switch for fan, light and nightlight. So you can just leave nightlight turned off.
398472
Yes the room light and fan can be controlled separately with a split switch designed to accommodate the two different functions. This kind of switch - bought on line from a big box hardware store - goes in the same electrical box that contained the original, single pole switch that turned the fan and light on simultaneously. I did not care about the night light, so my new switch separately controls only the fan and larger room light, not the night light.
164521
I don't think so. The light that is controlled by the switch is the light associated with a fan and wired into that and not separate light
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We hooked ours up with separate switches - one for the light and one for the fan as most of the time, we don't use both. So sorry, I don't know the answer to this question.
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Yes! The switch has one bar for the fan and one for the light. It is great!
679506
For myself, I wired it to have its own switch. But I suppose if you are a savvy enough of an electrician, you can pig tail the connections. The item has instructions for different types of wiring needs, including a situation where you can have separate switches for fan, heat and/or light.