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    Nov 4, 2009, 10:03 PM
    How do I wire my new ceiling fan?
    We just had a home built. The builder said they wired the living room to have a separate fan switch. We just bought a new ceiling fan (with light) to replace the ceiling light in the room.
    When I removed the ceiling light, the light had 2 blacks that were connected to a red wire coming from the ceiling. The light fixture also had 2 white that were connected to the one white coming from the ceiling, and the ground of the light and of the ceiling were also connected. HOWEVER there was a black coming out of the ceiling that was not connected and rather was capped.
    Here's were the confusion comes in... the new fan has (1) black (1) white and a ground.
    Do I connect black to black, white to white, ground to ground and cap the red?
    Do I connect red to black, white to white, ground to ground and cap the black from the ceiling?
    Do I combine red and black and connect them to the black of the fan, white to white and ground to ground?
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    Nov 4, 2009, 10:34 PM

    Your ceiling fan is remote controlled?

    If so, connect it to red and white. Keep the black capped.

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