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    Jul 7, 2014, 07:03 PM
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    I have a new Hunter ceiling fan. I installed it last night and it was working fine on medium speed when I went to bed. During the night I pulled the chain and bumped the speed up to the fastest. I awoke a short time later to the smell of oil on something hot. I turned the fan off and put my hand on top of the motor shroud and it was very hot.
    The fan is wired to turn the light on with a wall switch and the pull chain to adjust the fan speed. The power comes to the fan first and then to the switch for the lights. All grounds are connected. The incoming hot wire (BLK) is connected to fan power (BLK) and the light switch (WHT). The incoming neutral wire (WHT) is connected to the fan neutral (WHT). The switch Hot wire (BLK) is connected to the fan light (BLU).

    Any ideas why it is getting so hot?
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    Jul 8, 2014, 02:24 PM
    Black in ceiling box should be connected to the white from the wall switch. Wire should be marked with black tape. Black from the wall switch should be connected to fan black and light blue. Ceiling white should be connected to fan white.
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    Jul 8, 2014, 05:30 PM
    If I connect the Fan Blk and Fan Blu wires to the light switch Blk wire, won't the fan and the light be controlled from the switch?
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    Jul 8, 2014, 05:35 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Two4Geo View Post
    If I connect the Fan Blk and Fan Blu wires to the light switch Blk wire, won't the fan and the light be controlled from the switch?
    Yes, and then pull chains to adjust . Leave the light controlled by switch and pull chain for speed. You have a switch loop if the ceiling box is hot and you have a white and black on the wall switch. Common practice.
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    Jul 8, 2014, 08:27 PM
    This fan is replacing another fan that ran for years, The switch only controlled the light. The light pull chain could control the light if the switch was on, but we didn't use the pull chains for the light often. We controlled the fan with the fan pull chain. If I am going to control the fan entirely from the pull chains, what is the sense in wiring to the switch?
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    Jul 12, 2014, 07:02 PM
    Wiring was OK, Fan was bad. Returned the fan to my neighborhood Lowe's store, picked up a new fan, wired it exactly the same as in my post. It's running great.

    Wiring was OK, Fan was bad. Returned the fan to my neighborhood Lowe's store, picked up a new fan, wired it exactly the same as in my post. It's running great.
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