I am trying to add another ceiling fan to a circuit in my room addition. There is three-wire romex running from the first three-way switch up to the two ceiling fan boxes and down to the three-way switch at the other end of the room. I want all fans and lights to either be on or off based on the switches. The attached picture shows exactly the wiring I have in place.
At the tip of the red arrow, imagine my second fan box being located. Passing through that box I have an always hot red, and the white and black are both either hot or not depending on switch position. I do not have a neutral wire in the second box. There is also a bare copper ground wire.
Since I have no neutral wire in the second box, can I use the bare copper as the neutral (SAFELY) because the neutral and ground are bonded in the AC panel.
Thanks a bunch for any help you can provide.
At the tip of the red arrow, imagine my second fan box being located. Passing through that box I have an always hot red, and the white and black are both either hot or not depending on switch position. I do not have a neutral wire in the second box. There is also a bare copper ground wire.
Since I have no neutral wire in the second box, can I use the bare copper as the neutral (SAFELY) because the neutral and ground are bonded in the AC panel.
Thanks a bunch for any help you can provide.