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  • Dec 20, 2008, 10:17 PM
    dlrbill
    Wiring a fan with two lights
    I have a new fan that has an upper and lower light and the fan can be controlled by two different light switches. The wiring is a follows:

    From the ceiling: One black, white, red and ground

    From the fan: One black, white, blue (lower light), orange (upper light) and ground

    Do I connect both the blue and orange wires to the red wire that comes out of the ceiling?
  • Dec 21, 2008, 05:30 AM
    tkrussell
    If you connect both blue and orange to the ceiling red, then both lights will be controlled by the one switch, assuming the ceiling red is from one switch.

    And assuming the black is from one switch for the fan.


    If you want both lights to be controlled separately, the another light switch and wire is needed.
  • Dec 22, 2008, 01:26 PM
    ceilingfanrepair

    What he said.

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