It's that time........

     Warm weather is upon us.  And so the fighting begins.

Let me start by stating I am not an electrician.  Never 

claimed to be.  However I am cheap and confident that I 

can accomplish just about anything electrical I set my mind 

to with a minimum of explosions .. fires.. blown fuses  etc.

That being said a few years back when our home was blown

apart with those 'shear winds' or whatever they called them

We lost our roof, porch, several windows, siding and a few 

misc gutters ,downspouts and other part that were never found.

Water also poured through the kitchen ceiling ruining practically

everything.  While the contractors were redoing the walls and ceiling 

I decided I would rewire a few fixtures myself.  Without dragging 

this out any further one thing was to install a new light/fan.  I was

so proud that I figured out how to install three way switches on 

two walls so we could turn it on from either side of the room.  A 

grand feat for someone with limited knowledge of electrical circuits.

What I didn't know was to separate the fan circuit from the light 

circuit.  Everything worked perfect, and still does.  BUT you can run

the fan & light.. you can run the light alone and you can run the fan 

alone HOWEVER. If you are running the fan alone the switch doesn't

control the light.   (confused yet ?)  Now the rub !!

   As the weather warms and the air cond comes on my wife likes to run

the ceiling fans to aid in circulation.  All the others are Okay but when

the kitchen fan is on I can't turn the overhead light on unless I do it 

manually with the pull chain. Now givin my snacking habits that 

amounts to many many times each night.  Plus it's one more check I 

have to make before bedtime to make sure the light is activated in case of 

an emergency at night and a lighted exit is needed.   whewww  I'm to the 

point that I only complain about it a couple times a week now.. but it's still

early in the summer..  Could it be fixed?  easily.   Did I mention I was cheap?

Whining costs nothing...lol

PS  And don't even get me started on the cutting boards !!!!!!!