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    Jul 13, 2007, 09:08 PM
    Ceiling fan with receiver, wiring issue
    This will probably be the first of several posts. My house was built in the 70s, most likely by people on acid. :D

    I have removed my ceiling fan from the ceiling and the wires WERE as follows:

    Black to Black
    White to White
    Blue (fan) to Red (ceiling)

    My new fan (Hampton Bay Vercelli) has a receiver. The receiver has only two wires to connect to the ceiling (a black and a white wire). So, I assumed that since the receiver would control both the light and the fan, I capped off the red wire (from my ceiling) and hooked up the balck to black an the white to white, right? WRONG!! :mad: It didn't work.

    I don't know if it makes any difference that at my switch plate, there are three switches, only one operated the old fan, the other two go to the ouside and entryway lights. The one that operated the old fan has a black wire stuck in the bottom hole, a red wire stuck in the top hole and a red wire screwed to the screw on the side.

    I will need to know how to hook up my new fan light switch also, since it has two black wires... One black wire that has a "To Fan, Do not Connect To Nuetral White Wire" label, and another black wire that has a "To Power Supply, Do not Connect To Nuetral White Wire" label.

    One two three steps would be great since I'm a blonde... thank you so much!!
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    Jul 14, 2007, 05:57 AM
    Sounds like red at ceiling, to"Power supply wire" on fan, and, "to fan", to fan.
    No extra wire to switch light an fan separately?
    The switch will have to be on to operate.
    White at ceiling goes to white on fan, only.
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    Dec 21, 2007, 11:29 PM
    The fan should have worked. You can also try the receiver black to red, white to white.

    What type of switch was the old switch? Did it control the fan and light separately? It sounds like the new switch will use the middle red wire, and whatever other color wire you use at the ceiling. Cap off unused wires.

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    Dec 22, 2007, 07:42 AM
    Black and white on one side of receiver go to ceiling connections, the black, blue and white(on other end of receiver) go to fan connections only, Do you have Handheld transmitter(wireless) or wired in type transmitter(if so, then it needs to replace the regular switch)
    I would temporarily wire a bulb and socket and verify switches from wall. When that is done. Replace switch, connect fan to switched wire.
    Codes on both units need to match.
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    Dec 22, 2007, 03:28 PM
    They have a hard-wired remote switch.
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