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    Jun 24, 2012, 08:24 PM
    I have a black red white and bare from ceiling
    The fan has black striped black and white wire and ground I hooked white to white red to striped black to black and ground to ground and nothing worked
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    Jun 24, 2012, 08:38 PM
    That red wire tells me that there might be a second switch somewhere that also controls this fan, a 3 way switch. # way switches do not have ON/OFF on the toggle, they are blank, no wording. Got any of those?
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