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  • Jan 5, 2008, 05:05 PM
    mack14
    Ceiling fan / light
    We just had a sun room addition to our house and the electrician wired in for a ceiling fan and light ( 2 switches). There are two lots of black and white wiring coming through the ceiling. How do I connect the ceiling fan/light to the wiring from the ceiling so the I can operate the light and the fun independently.
  • Jan 5, 2008, 05:15 PM
    Stratmando
    Guessing, I would say connect both whites together and to fan white, then 1 black is for fan, 1 is for light. You can verify by removing switches and verify both whites are tied
    Together, the whites that go with the 2 blacks that are connected to each switch. Not The Constant Hot, which are both tied together.
  • Jan 5, 2008, 05:18 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    You can go with Strat's guess, hook the fan's white to both whites, the black from the fan to one black, blue/red/striped from the fan to the other black.

    But it wouldn't hurt to tell us exactly what wires you have FIRST, rather than just "lots".

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  • Jan 5, 2008, 05:21 PM
    Stratmando
    I am assuming 1 Lot=3 conductors?
  • Jan 5, 2008, 05:23 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    OH I misread. I just saw lots, not "two lots".

    Our theory looks all the more sound.

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