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papillonette
Jul 9, 2013, 09:14 AM
I am replacing a celling fan that is controlled by two switches on the wall (one for the light, one for the fan itself)

The new fan that I am trying to install comes with a remote and a remote receiver box.

I connected the black wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the receiver box and the white wire from the ceiling to the white wire from the receiver box. I connected the red wire from the ceiling (light) directly to the blue wire from the fan. I connected it directly as I would like to continue to control the light with the wall switch.

Since I connected the light wire from the ceiling directly with the light wire from the fan, there is a blue wire coming out of the receiver box that is not connected to anything.

The light works with the switch but I cannot train the remote. Is it because the light wire coming out of the receiver box is tapped off? If that is the case, what should I do to make the fan work?

Thx!

hfcarson
Jul 9, 2013, 10:45 AM
What do the installation instructions tell you about this wire?

papillonette
Jul 9, 2013, 10:56 AM
There is no mention of the light wire (from the ceiling) in the instructions. If I cap it off and connect everything else according to the instructions, I cannot train the remote either...

hkstroud
Jul 9, 2013, 12:31 PM
Is the switch that use to control the fan in the on position?

ma0641
Jul 9, 2013, 12:42 PM
Typically with a remote you only need 1 power line input, not two. The remote handles everything on just 1 line and the second switch is not used. .

papillonette
Jul 9, 2013, 01:08 PM
Is the switch that use to control the fan in the on position?
Yes