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Posted on Mar 08, 2010

Triple rocker switch to control 3 function bathroom fan/light

I have installed a triple rocker switch to control a new Panasonic bathroom ventilation fan with fan, light and separate night light functions. I have power at the switch, ran a common 'hot' to all 3 black wires in the fan, then ran separate white wires back to the switch. all components work, however, they do not work together. When I turn on the night light, then turn on the fan, the night light goes out? What have I done wrong? It seemed pretty straight forward when wiring.

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I suggest you cut 3 pigtails out of your black wire (about 5-6" each and strip them so you can put a nut to tie them all together on the main wire, then do the same for your grounds using green 5-6" strips of wire and then connect all 3 switches with the pigtails to their proper locations. This WILL fix your problem.

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