A friend of ours has a "toilet room" with one switch that controls both the light and the exhaust fan. He'd like to be able to control the fan and the light separately, but without having to run three-conductor NM-B, possibly remove and replace drywall, etc. What can I do about this? My Google-fu is failing me. I'm handy enough that I could probably figure out a way to wire in some solenoids and remote-control them; however, I'd rather not cobble something together, especially since this wouldn't be at our own place. Thanks!
Electrical – Options for a remote-controlled bathroom exhaust fan/light
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Best Answer
2 devices, 1 switch, 0 problems
If you don't mind having to operate your switch in a slightly funky way, a Functional Devices HLF3 can be wired to control the fan and the light from a single wall switch.