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Originally Posted by cefoxman
Just purchased 1 year old home. Installed a light to existing fan, but light only works with pull chain. Does not work with wall switch; light works independent of switch. How can I get the light to work via the switch?
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If there is only 1 switch on the wall, there is only 1 controlled supply of power to the ceiling fixture and thus the pull chain switches would be the control for either function (fan or light). If you wish to have the ability to turn the light on independent of the fan at wall switch, you will need to get 2 switches in that wall box. You can achieve that with a "combo switch" providing there is a 3 wire romex from wall switch box to ceiling box. If they only installed 2 wire romex from wall switch box to ceiling you would have to pull new wire to achieve that desire.