Martina
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Hello, everyone!
We recently remodeled our master bathroom during which we removed our jetted tub and swapped it for a large walk-in shower. This in turn left us with a free dedicated circuit for the jetted tub that was controlled by a light switch on the wall. For the time being, we capped off the line in the attic, but now we would like to utilize the circuit for a new ceiling fan in our master bath. The problem we're running into is that the ceiling fan is wired for a 12/3 connection (red and black hots to individually control oscillation and speed), however, we currently only have a 12/2 connection that runs from the breaker to the switch and up into the attic. Is it at all possible to use our existing 12/2 wiring or do we need to replace everything with a 12/3 and fish them through the walls? I attached a diagram of what the new wall remote connection will look like as well as an image of what the switch currently looks like. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you in advance for all forthcoming responses.
Martina
Update as of 11/15/21:
The issue has been resolved as outlined in trail below. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to reply and help.
We recently remodeled our master bathroom during which we removed our jetted tub and swapped it for a large walk-in shower. This in turn left us with a free dedicated circuit for the jetted tub that was controlled by a light switch on the wall. For the time being, we capped off the line in the attic, but now we would like to utilize the circuit for a new ceiling fan in our master bath. The problem we're running into is that the ceiling fan is wired for a 12/3 connection (red and black hots to individually control oscillation and speed), however, we currently only have a 12/2 connection that runs from the breaker to the switch and up into the attic. Is it at all possible to use our existing 12/2 wiring or do we need to replace everything with a 12/3 and fish them through the walls? I attached a diagram of what the new wall remote connection will look like as well as an image of what the switch currently looks like. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you in advance for all forthcoming responses.
Martina
Update as of 11/15/21:
The issue has been resolved as outlined in trail below. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to reply and help.
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