Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Need Installation Guidance for Ceiling Fan with Light Kit - and Remote Controller
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01-09-06, 11:14 AM
Please help. I have a ceiling fan with light kit that came with remote control.
The ceiling wires are a white, black and copper grouped together AND a white, black, copper and red grouped together.
The wall switch wires are a red at the top of the switch and so far nothing at the bottom. There are the white, black and copper wires to the back of the box.
The ceiling fan box wires are a white and black on one side AND a white, black and blue on the other side.
Two questions:
1) What wires belong with what regarding the ceiling, fan box AND the wall switch?
2) I bought a wall control unit so I can use the wall switch and/or the remote...how do I wire everything to work with both?
PLEASE HELP!!!
The ceiling wires are a white, black and copper grouped together AND a white, black, copper and red grouped together.
The wall switch wires are a red at the top of the switch and so far nothing at the bottom. There are the white, black and copper wires to the back of the box.
The ceiling fan box wires are a white and black on one side AND a white, black and blue on the other side.
Two questions:
1) What wires belong with what regarding the ceiling, fan box AND the wall switch?
2) I bought a wall control unit so I can use the wall switch and/or the remote...how do I wire everything to work with both?
PLEASE HELP!!!
joed
01-09-06, 01:00 PM
At ceiling.
Connect Fan white to white from black/white cable.
Connect white from B/R/W cable to black for B/W cable. Color white wire black with a marker.
Connect red to light hot wire( normally blue I don't know on remote units).
Connect black frrom B/R/W to fan hot wire( normally black).
At switch/controller.
Connect white to power in on your controller. Color white wire black with a permanent marker.
Connect red to light out.
Connect black to fan out.
NOTE: If your controller requires a neutral connection this won't work.
Connect Fan white to white from black/white cable.
Connect white from B/R/W cable to black for B/W cable. Color white wire black with a marker.
Connect red to light hot wire( normally blue I don't know on remote units).
Connect black frrom B/R/W to fan hot wire( normally black).
At switch/controller.
Connect white to power in on your controller. Color white wire black with a permanent marker.
Connect red to light out.
Connect black to fan out.
NOTE: If your controller requires a neutral connection this won't work.
ceilingfanrepai
02-21-06, 01:42 AM
Ok when you hook up a remote receiver that in turn gives you a "two wire fan". So you connect the fan's black, blue, and white wires, to the black-blue-white set on the receiver. Then you connect the black and white from the other side of the receiver to your switched supply . . . and connect the switch at the wall as you would a regular wall switch. It MAY have a neutral unlike a regular wall switch.
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