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  • Feb 21, 2010, 05:36 PM
    harperdoodle
    Fan works but light is not
    Fan works but light is not. I changed the light bulb and still nothing. I decided to replace the fan with another working one from another room, but still the light on the replacement fan is not working. The replacement fan has 2 black and 2 blue wires, 1 white and green.
    I connected 1 black and blue to the black from the ceiling and white to white and green to bare ground wire from the ceiling. I capped the extra black and blue from the fan because I will not require the additional lights.
    I'm afraid to connect the extra black and blue together with the already connected black and blue with black on the ceiling. Please advise
  • Feb 21, 2010, 09:54 PM
    ceilingfanrepair

    Sounds like you are not wiring these fans right if the light isn't working on either fan.

    What make/model fans are they? Do they have remotes?

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  • Feb 22, 2010, 06:55 PM
    harperdoodle

    Hampton bay and no remotes
  • Feb 22, 2010, 07:40 PM
    ballengerb1

    So are you saying that the fan has 2 blacks and 2 blues coming off the rod?
  • Feb 22, 2010, 07:49 PM
    harperdoodle
    Yes (probably because the fan has lights above the blades and lights below the blades). I removed the lights above the blades and only want to use the lights below the blades.
  • Feb 22, 2010, 10:00 PM
    ceilingfanrepair

    Trace the blue wire from the lights back up to the ceiling and make sure it is connected.

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