Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    harbormaster's Avatar
    harbormaster Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Apr 23, 2009, 12:18 PM
    Wire colors different
    Installing a new fan the wire colors are different from what is in ceiling. Ceiling has white black and red and ground wire. Fan has white black blue and ground. I know I connect all the grounds together. I think black to black and white to white but does red go to blue? Help will be appreciated. Thanks
    ballengerb1's Avatar
    ballengerb1 Posts: 27,378, Reputation: 2280
    Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
    		  
    #2

    Apr 23, 2009, 12:38 PM

    Ceiling black and white are the obvious hot and neutral. The red could be a second switch to the ceiling, is there a second switch or no for sure? The fan tells me you have a light kit on the fan. Ceiling black goes to fan black and fan blue, white gets split to fan white and light white. Guess we should ask if you are things of multiswitches on the wall, remote or chains to control these two units, what's you thinking?
    donf's Avatar
    donf Posts: 5,679, Reputation: 582
    Printers & Electronics Expert
    		  
    #3

    Apr 23, 2009, 02:54 PM
    Caution here, please.

    How are you going to control the fan and light package? Are you going to use wall switches?

    If you are, then the Black - Red - White and ground may be the feeds from the switches.

    Do you have a multi-meter? If so, take the black probe and place it on the white lead. Then take the Red probe and place it the black lead. You should see a constant 120 VAC. Check the walls for switches, if you see two grouped together than turn one of them off and check the meter. If the meter now shows 0 (zero) VAC, then you know that the switch ties to the black lead. Black will go to the Black fan lead.

    Next, move the black probe to the Red lead. Repeat the same test.

    If the red lead is also controlled by a switch, then that red lead will go to the blue light package lead.

    If neither black or red are controlled by switches and both are a constant hot (120 VAC) measured between Neutral (white), then I would still suggest black to fan black, red to fan blue, white to white and ground to ground.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Correct wire colors on a new thermostat [ 1 Answers ]

I am installing a Honeywell thermostat, model RTH221. There are three wires coming from the furnace, Red, White, Blue. The terminal labels in the old Sears thermostat, model 38792010, look like they are marked: SW - White wire TM - Blue wire TM-TR - Red wire. How do I match these to the new...

OLD 220v Aluminum Wire Colors and meanings [ 1 Answers ]

Hi I am rewireing an outlet for my stove. 220v 30 amp service. I would like to know what the colors mean. Four wires: 1 black 1 red 1 blue? 1 twisted bare aluminium This wire is to code in my area, (Anchorage AK) I just do not know the hots and the extra ground to connect the outlet.

Thermostat wire colors [ 3 Answers ]

I just removed my old mechanical thermostat. The wire colors were: W = white G = green R = ref Y = yellow O = Orange The rth230b has: W, Y, Rc, Rh, and G. I initially installed the Red in Rc, Y, W, and G. I did nothing with the O wire. When I turned the system on the thermostat started...

Wire colors for heat pump thermostat [ 1 Answers ]

While installing a programmable therostat, two of the indentification stickers fell off the wires. The wires colors are blue and brown and I don't want to hook them up wrong. The "ports" are E and C. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks

View more questions Search