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  • Sep 18, 2011, 12:54 PM
    Steve996
    Installing a Harbor Breeze----wiring question
    Fan has remote control... wiring from from box.. black-white-red-bare wiring from fan black-white-green.
    I know white/white.. green/green what puzzles me is black /black... Red capped off light works from the
    Wall switch but won't dim from remote and fan won't run... connect the red/black/black now the light works
    From two switches but fan doesn't run.. need help !
  • Sep 18, 2011, 01:07 PM
    jerro
    Need to know how you connected the wires located on your receiver to the fan wires and the junction box wires to be able to answer the question.
  • Sep 18, 2011, 05:03 PM
    Steve996
    Remote is built in to the fan and pre-wired... the control has three seed setting buttons and
    The light has dimmer and on off button. ( the remote requires no additional wiring).
    Thank You for the response.
  • Sep 18, 2011, 06:39 PM
    ballengerb1
    Steve, that red says a second switch somewhere, is there one. This could be a 3 way located at the other end of the room or a second switch right next to the light switch you are using.
  • Sep 19, 2011, 04:04 AM
    Steve996
    There is an additional switch in a three switch box.. the red wire goes to the left switch. If I
    Uncap the red wire and combine it to black/black both switches will turn the light off /on but the
    Fan doesn't run or the light won't dim from the remote, that required to be learner... is it possible
    The remote is faulty ?
  • Sep 19, 2011, 04:10 AM
    Steve996
    There is a second switch in a three switch box if I uncap the red wire an connect it to black/black
    Then both switches will turn the light on/off but fan will not start the factory built in remote will
    Not dim the light or start the fan... the remote required to be learned... could it be the remote is
    Faulty
  • Sep 19, 2011, 04:45 PM
    ballengerb1
    Recap that red and think about removing that second switch, its no longer needed since you are going to use the remote. Now you will have only one hot black in the ceiling box with a white neutral and a bare/green ground. The receover input can't be more simple; black to black, white to white and ground to ground. The output side of the receover is black and a white to the fan motor, a blue and white to the light. Ground and white are common to both. If after connecting the way I describe you should be able to control the fan and the light indepenantly with the remote. If not you have a bad receover or remote.
  • Sep 20, 2011, 04:40 AM
    Steve996
    Thank You to all that offered help with my problem.. yesterday after two day of frustration I took the fan down and returned it to Lowe's and exchanged it for another (same model) Installed it same way as before
    And low an behold it worked . I think as I expected from the beginning it was a faulty remote. Thank You
    All again.

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