RustySheriffsBadge1 t1_jeaehiy wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:10 PM

I just had this very same issue!!

You’ll need to run new electrical wire from your ceiling fan down to an switch. It needs its own wire separate from the lights.

In the light switch gang box there will be a line from the house. You can to tap into that for power and add a new switch and a dual gang box. This is all pretty easy to do. Watch a few YouTube videos to familiarize yourself with the process.

imnotsoho t1_jedjb0x wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:02 AM

Sounds easy, but OP has a TALL vaulted ceiling. Those usually don't have much room to work in, sometimes they do but my living room only has about 2 feet of space, don't want to try to crawl through there.