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    Aug 12, 2006, 09:54 AM
    Ceiling Fan wiring on a 3-way switch HELP!
    I originally had two 48" fluorescent lamps in the kitchen. The ballasts have gone and I've taken this opportunity to put up a ceiling fan. I have two switches. One at each entry to the kitchen. The question is...

    When the original lighting was removed there were two different sets of wires, (Black, White and Copper) I'm guessing the two sets are for each of the switches. The guy at Lowes told me to connect all the white from the two original lights and now the ceiling fan with each other. To do the same with the black. That I also needed to add the blue wire from the ceiling fan to the black. I've done all that and I have nothing. The fan doesn't move at all. I haven't attempted to do the lighting kit yet. Just the fan isn't moving.

    What can I do?
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    Aug 12, 2006, 02:53 PM
    I have a HP ceiling light with ceiling fan.The fan has 4 wires Black,White,
    Yellow and Blue. The fan switch has L,1,2,3, on the back of it can you
    Tell me what wire colors goes on which switch numbers ? The switch fan
    Is a pull chain.
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    Aug 28, 2006, 04:59 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by itssandy007
    I originally had two 48" fluorescent lamps in the kitchen. The ballasts have gone and and I've taken this opportunity to put up a ceiling fan. I have two switches. One at each entry to the kitchen. The question is...

    When the original lighting was removed there were two different sets of wires, (Black, White and Copper) I'm guessing the two sets are for each of the switches. The guy at Lowes told me to connect all the white from the two original lights and now the ceiling fan with each other. To do the same with the black. That I also needed to add the blue wire from the ceiling fan to the black. I've done all that and I have nothing. The fan doesn't move at all. I haven't attempted to do the lighting kit yet. Just the fan isn't moving.

    What can I do?
    You would connect the fan in the same manner as the fluorescent light was connected, and leave all other wires alone. The fan will have a black and blue wire, both of those connect to the same wire as the fluorescent light's black.

    http://www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/c...fan-wiring.php
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    Aug 28, 2006, 05:02 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by jlmillsap
    I have a HP ceiling light with ceiling fan.The fan has 4 wires Black,White,
    Yellow and Blue. The fan switch has L,1,2,3, on the back of it can you
    tell me what wire colors goes on which switch numbers ? The switch fan
    is a pull chain.
    Black goes to L. The rest you will have to figure out yourself with trial and error.

    http://www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/c...and-repair.php
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    Sep 1, 2006, 12:32 AM
    OK now, the Lowe's guy told you how to wire it for a single pole switch.

    The wires up there (Black,White,and ground) the ground is as always the ground.

    The black and white are not as they seem, these are what are called travelers. They send power between the two switches. So there should be a certain white that is used for your neutral. But the sets of wires coming from each switch box and going to be your travelers, so if you have a way to ID those, that would make your life easy.

    The neutral from the power source not the switches, is going to be hooked to the white on your fan and light. The black from the switch we will use for your hot lead, and the whites from your switches just wirenut together and put in back of the box.

    I am completing assuming this is how your box is setup exactly, I can't know for sure, if anything I assumes is not correct please let me know so I can give you an answer back.
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    May 15, 2007, 07:44 AM
    Not enough wires for travellers, switch leg,neutral and ground.
    Travellers probably wired switch to switch. The 2 silver screws are for the travellers( they go from switch to switch, the dark or brass screw from one switch should be hot at all times, The other switch dark screw goes to light(Switch leg).
    Sounds like travellers ran shorter route between switches, and the 2 sets(Do they go from one light to other lite? If so, Tie 2 blacks together, 2 whites together, grounds together.
    Green or bare is always ground. White is always neutral, not usually switched(Not in this situation)
    As far as fan, connect fan blue and black wire to black, white to white and green to bare.
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    May 15, 2007, 07:47 AM
    I forgot, Although white is always neutral. Some Lazy Electricians neglect to identify with tape, indicating not neutral.
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    Apr 5, 2008, 02:36 PM
    You should not put a fan light in the kitchen
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    Apr 5, 2008, 02:58 PM
    Guest, you DO realize this thread is almost TWO YEARS old?
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    Apr 6, 2008, 06:22 PM
    This whole Guests posting thing, are we sure it's going to work? :)
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    Apr 6, 2008, 06:29 PM
    What is a guest? A visitor?
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    Apr 6, 2008, 06:32 PM
    This is:

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    you should not put a fan light in the kitchen
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    Apr 6, 2008, 06:54 PM
    I have not been here very long. Is this whole "guest" posting concept new?
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    Apr 6, 2008, 07:19 PM
    Fan light? Yeah, you wouldn't want to see or be comfortable in the kitchen.
    The guest thing must be where someone wants to give advice and doesn't want to have name associated or doesn't want to register? I thought you had to register to ask or respond to post's?
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    Apr 6, 2008, 08:53 PM
    I think it's a new thing they're trying.
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    Jul 13, 2010, 11:25 PM
    Im installing ceiling fan/light, from the ceiling box green(ground) which goes with the green from fan/light, then there is white from the ceiling box, red from ceiling box and cooper from ceiling box. I connected green with green, then red with blue has tag light(fan/light), white with white has tag neutral(fan/light), cooper with black has tag motor(fan/light). So I turn the wall switch on the light comes on no fan, so I leave red & blue switch white with cooper & black with white... still no fan. I then do red with black, white on white , blue with cooper have fan no light!! What do I do??
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    Jul 19, 2010, 01:14 PM

    You connect the black AND the blue to the red, white to white, green to copper.

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    Oct 31, 2011, 05:33 PM
    My fan has four wires black,purple,brown,silver n. The switch has only 3 wires which are black,red and blue how do I connected please help me
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