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    Jul 12, 2015, 11:35 AM
    I have a hampstead ceiling light fixture and there are 3 wires a black, white,3rd??
    The 3 wires coming from the fixture I have connected the blk to blk what to what and I thought the oter was a ground so I connected it to the ground coming from the junction box there is also a red wire coming from junction box that was capped off. The light won't turn on. Any help would be appreciated.

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    Jul 12, 2015, 06:31 PM
    Do you have black, red and white or is there a green or bare wire
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    Jul 13, 2015, 09:14 AM
    Most ceiling fans have 4 wires. Black, White, Blue and Green (or bare). What do you have?
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