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  • May 27, 2008, 05:10 PM
    Max5150
    Installing Hunter Remote w/ Existing two wall switches
    Do I ignore the red that exists in the existing ceiling with the black, white, and ground? The red goes back to one of the switches. Does it matter which I use (black or red)? I removed an existing ceiling fan and installing another with a Hunter remote.

    Thanks
  • May 27, 2008, 06:36 PM
    mr500
    If this is a 2 3-way switch set up, the red is a traveler from one switch to the other.

    Did you take notes on how the fan was wired before you took it down?>
  • May 27, 2008, 10:06 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    I would connect the black from the fan to the red and cap off the ceiling black.

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  • May 28, 2008, 06:55 AM
    Max5150
    Thanks, I connected the black to the black and capped the red. That didn't work and I did'nt want to try anything else until somebody responded. I'll try that when I get home. I also didn't have a battery for the new remote, you would think they would provide one.
  • May 28, 2008, 01:40 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    Good point from above: how many switches controlled whatever was there before? Was it two switches (on opposite sides of the room) controlling the same thing, or two switches together, one controlling the light, the other the fan?
  • May 28, 2008, 04:26 PM
    Max5150
    Connecting the red did the trick.. I appreciate your help..
  • May 28, 2008, 06:30 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    Glad you got it working.

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