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Oct 10, 2008, 09:10 AM
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Wiring new fixture, red,black and white wires
From switch many white wires,wire nutted together, black to switch, red to switch.
From ceiling, whites nut together black nut together ,red nut together.one black wire
Hanging down from previous light fixture, one red, and one white. Which wires do I use for
Fixutre which has one white wire and one black wire?:eek:
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Oct 10, 2008, 09:18 AM
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It's possible that the wiring is there for a fan- one hot (red) for the light and one hot (black) for the speed and you neutral. I couldn't say for sure but that's what we had going on in our bedroom. Since we only installed a light the electrician used the red wire to connect to the black wire on the fixture and capped off the black wire, and then white to white. I'm not saying this is in fact the case but that's what I found in our ceiling
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Oct 10, 2008, 09:58 AM
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Did you get everything figured out then?
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Oct 10, 2008, 10:24 AM
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Not yet going to try, not sure about white wire?
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Oct 10, 2008, 10:25 AM
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Connect the white wire to the white wire on the fixture. You are talking about the white wire coming out of the ceiling right?
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Oct 10, 2008, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ZoeMarie
it's possible that the wiring is there for a fan- one hot (red) for the light and one hot (black) for the speed and you neutral. I couldn't say for sure but that's what we had going on in our bedroom. since we only installed a light the electrician used the red wire to connect to the black wire on the fixture and capped off the black wire, and then white to white. I'm not saying this is in fact the case but that's what I found in our ceiling
:) You got it it works, thank you so much!!
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Oct 10, 2008, 10:59 AM
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Thank you you got it right on the head. Thank You so Much 2days of torture gone. Thank u!! :)
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Oct 10, 2008, 11:06 AM
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You're very welcome! Glad I could help. :)
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Apr 15, 2013, 06:15 AM
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I have a double switch that I am replacing with a new switch. There are three wires coming out of the box, red, white and black. The double switch is 2 brass, 2black and the ground. How do I hook this up? Thanks
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Apr 16, 2013, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricthestic
I have a double switch that i am replacing with a new switch. There are three wires coming out of the box, red, white and black. The double switch is 2 brass, 2black and the ground. How do i hook this up? Thanks
That is a 4 way switch and you need a 3 way. Then just follow the colors and
Hook it up the same way as the old switch. There are many different ways to wire 3 ways so you need to match the old. .
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Apr 16, 2013, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ma0641
That is a 4 way switch and you need a 3 way. Then just follow the colors and
Hook it up the same way as the old switch. There are many different ways to wire 3 ways so you need to match the old. .
The old one had a jumper cable white to white
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Apr 16, 2013, 07:57 AM
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I have a double switch that I am replacing
Hey Brian, bet that's a 2 in 1 switch, two switches on a single yoke.
Maybe Ricthestic could tell what the switch does.
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Apr 16, 2013, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by hkstroud
Hey Brian, bet that's a 2 in 1 switch, two switches on a single yoke.
Maybe Ricthestic could tell what the switch does.
One switch is for one ceiling light and the other is for another light.
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Apr 16, 2013, 11:00 AM
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Connect the white wire to one side and the black and the red to the other.
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Apr 16, 2013, 02:19 PM
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Yeh, probably misread that "double" another problem of adding to a post that has no connection to the question asked. Sorry.
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Apr 17, 2013, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ma0641
Yeh, probably misread that "double" another problem of adding to a post that has no connection to the question asked. Sorry.
Thanks everyone
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