Trying to replace light in ceiling. In the junction box there are two white, three black wires, 1 red and the ground. Hooked up whites to whites, blacks to blacks, and capped off red. Light worked but won't switch off. Then connected red to the blacks and it keeps throwing the breaker. What am I...

Is there any way to put up a ceiling fan with light kit if there is not an already existing light in the ceiling of the room?

I am trying to install a chandlier in an existing ceiling junction box, however, the previous home owner did not have a light fixture attached. There are four wires coming out of the box, white, red, black and red. This junction box is connected to a wall switch with a dimmer. What do I connect...

I'm replacing a builder-installed ceiling fan. The wall switch is standard ON/OFF single switch (NOT 3-WAY). I haven't taken the switch plate off, but I'm curious about... At the ceiling "fan rated junction box" the BLACK is twisted with a RED wire, then the usual neutral (WHITE) and ground...

I just bought a new home that was pre-wired for ceiling fans. When I went to install the first one, I found an odd looking plastic junction box. It has no threaded holes for the hanger screws. The cover plate was held on by what look like wood screws that had been screwed directly into the box....