Bathroom wiring

[charmed]

Hello, it's me again. I've been trying to figure out the bathroom wiring and need a little help. The downstairs bathroom was easy, but this one is just giving me fits.

There are 5 wires in a double-switch box. Four of the five are related and one of those four seems to have the word "light" written on it, although I can only see the letters "LI" so I assume it says "light". All four of those have a black, white, and ground. The whites are all tied together, and two of the wires' blacks are tied together with two pig-tails coming out of it.

The last wire, on the left, has a red, white, black, and ground in it. This corresponds to the wire coming out of the ceiling light box.

I'm attaching a diagram; I'm hoping someone can assist me with how to hook this up. Since it can only accommodate two switches, I would assume one of those switches needs to be a double-switch, but please let me know if this is incorrect.

Thanks!

[HayZee518]

with all the whites together indicates a white from the feeder, a white to a downstream feed, a white to a light fixture and a white to another load. for the blacks. two blacks together means a connection of a feeder to a downstream application. the two black pigtails must go to a double single pole switch yoke. on one side of the switch is a break away tab - evidently the tab was broken off. the other side of both switches get the two separate blacks. a three way seems like it would go in the second position. black to the odd colored screw and the white and red on the two brass screws.

[HayZee518]

bathroom

see if this diagram makes any sense to you

[charmed]

Almost right

The combo fan/light you have listed is just a fan.

There are only 3 devices in the bathroom:

- Fan (on ceiling)
- Light (on ceiling)
- Vanity light (on wall above vanity)

Dawn

[HayZee518]

then the only thing I can figure is that they used the three wire as part of a switch loop. a hot must exist in the area where the ceiling fan goes.

[charmed]

Wiring fixed

The electrician wired it so that one switch turns on both lights and the other turns on just the fan. I'll post the diagram once I find my notes.

Dawn