gwindingland
Jun 21, 2009, 10:51 AM
As I understand it, I should be safe using the same wiring. However. The no. of wires, and their configuration when I removed the light fixture (5-60watt candelabra-based bulbs), has me seeking assistance. By the way. I did turn off the circuit breaker.
There are three sets of wires coming down into the box from the ceiling. All three have a bare copper wire, a white wire, and a black wire. By the way, the switch is a dimmer. The bare copper wires are all twisted together(please confirm that these are ground wires). Two of the white wires are twisted tog'er. The other white wire is twisted with two of the black wires, while the third black wire stands alone.
The fan instructions call for the house wires to be 1 black, 1 white, 1 ground. Which of the wires/wire clusters from the house do I use as the described 'black', 'white', and 'ground' wires?
Also, it appears the elec. Box in the ceiling, which I plan to replace with a Westinghouse Saf-T-Brace (model 01100) from Home Depot, which was installed when the house was built, may be hard to remove, especially without damaging the surrounding plaster. How do you suggest I go about getting the existing elec. Box out of the ceiling?
There are three sets of wires coming down into the box from the ceiling. All three have a bare copper wire, a white wire, and a black wire. By the way, the switch is a dimmer. The bare copper wires are all twisted together(please confirm that these are ground wires). Two of the white wires are twisted tog'er. The other white wire is twisted with two of the black wires, while the third black wire stands alone.
The fan instructions call for the house wires to be 1 black, 1 white, 1 ground. Which of the wires/wire clusters from the house do I use as the described 'black', 'white', and 'ground' wires?
Also, it appears the elec. Box in the ceiling, which I plan to replace with a Westinghouse Saf-T-Brace (model 01100) from Home Depot, which was installed when the house was built, may be hard to remove, especially without damaging the surrounding plaster. How do you suggest I go about getting the existing elec. Box out of the ceiling?