[Deanna Dier]

I took down a ceiling fan and I am trying to connect the ceiling light back up I can get the light to come on BUT it will not let me use the light switch to turn on\off
I have three white & black which I have connect black to black , white to white Which left me one red wire which I put duct tape on the end and pushed up into the box
It's my theory that I should have connected this red wire to either the white/black but to which one, please help me
Deanna

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[stanfortyman]

I'd say your white to the whites, and your black to the red.

Do not duct tape anything. Never use duct tape for electrical work. You should be using a properly sized wire nuts for any of these connections and to cap off the unused wire.