I added a switch to an existing light that just had a pull string, and I wired in a new switch and now when I turn the new switch on it turns on and if the other switch is turned on in the other room it turns that light on and off, also. After digging around I found that the power is shared, is it possible to wire the light so that this does not keep happening. Thanks.
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Since you added the switch, you no longer have a "hot" to the light, you have a "switch leg" which is only hot when the switch is on.
The other switch was fed from the hot which is now a switch leg. You need to feed it with a hot. This can be done if there is an extra wire between the switch and the light.
An electrician can help you identify a hot circuit to tie your other switch into.
Good Luck.
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