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  • Apr 11, 2009, 07:12 AM
    RAG07
    3 Wire Ceiling Fan Installation
    I want to install a ceiling fan with lights. I have 3 electrical wires and a ground in my ceiling box. (2 whites 1 black and ground). I know the ground I believe the black is hot but Im not sure why there's 2 whites?
  • Apr 11, 2009, 08:04 AM
    ballengerb1

    Is there a wall switch for this box, does it interrupt the hot/black feed? You can mount the fan but the lights and fan will be controlled by pull chains or a remote, you decide.
  • Apr 11, 2009, 08:25 AM
    RAG07
    Yes there is a wall switch. Its got 3 dimmers 2 for the fan and 1 for the kitchen lights.
  • Apr 11, 2009, 08:27 AM
    RAG07
    Are the white wire's going to stay together?
  • Apr 11, 2009, 10:26 AM
    ballengerb1

    The whites should all be neutrals and can stay together. I always test each wire because you shouldnever assume what the wire does just because of its color. 2 diimers for the fan, that's very odd.
  • Apr 11, 2009, 10:28 AM
    RAG07

    Ooops I actually have red, black, white, and the ground. There are 3 dimmers 1 of them controls the cabinet lights the other 2 control the fan.
  • Apr 11, 2009, 10:33 AM
    ballengerb1

    So the 2 dimmers to the fan comntrol fan speed and a light kit on the fan unit, right?
  • Apr 11, 2009, 10:50 AM
    RAG07
    That's right
  • Apr 11, 2009, 11:57 AM
    ceilingfanrepair

    What was there before the fan, and how was it connected? What wires come from the new fan?

    Normally it's

    Black-black
    Blue-red
    White-white

    Ceiling fan wiring - Ceiling Fans N More
  • Apr 11, 2009, 12:54 PM
    RAG07
    It worked. Thank you.

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