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Feb 4, 2008, 12:04 PM
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Installing ceiling fan to a 1978 house
I'm trying to install a ceiling that has black, white and a blue wires but my house has black red and white. If I put white to white and black to black then should I but red to blue?:confused: :
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Feb 4, 2008, 12:38 PM
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Sam,
Don't panic just yet. We can do that later after the fire truck and the rest of the world shows up at your door :)
From your ceiling, are their two sets of wires. One set carying the power? And the Other set travelng ofer to a wall switch. I theory, a three wire combinitation (W-B-R-GV or bare) is used to service two switches for one light.
So I really need you to use your eyes for me today.
In the ceiling, describe exactly what you see.
If I'm guessing correctley, you will see an (B-W-R- Ground) is that what you see?
There may also be a Black -White- Ground, going from the ceiling hole to the Area on he wall, where the switch is.
If you do, then the white wire is prpbably what is calleed a
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Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
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Feb 4, 2008, 12:51 PM
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In you fan the black is your hot for the fan, blue is hot for lights and white is neutral. Is this fan going to use a remote control or multiple switches on the wall. I am guessing you already have a light switch for this box at each end of the room, do you?
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Feb 4, 2008, 01:59 PM
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 Originally Posted by donf
Sam,
Don't panic just yet. We can do that later after the fire truck and the rest of the world shows up at your door :)
From your ceiling, are their two sets of wires. One set carying the power? and the Other set travelng ofer to a wall switch. I theory, a three wire combinitation (W-B-R-GV or bare) is used to service two switches for one light.
So I really need you to use your eyes for me today.
In the ceiling, describe exactly what you see.
If I'm guessing correctley, you will see an (B-W-R- Ground) is that what you see?
There may also be a Black -White- Ground, going from the ceiling hole to the Area on he wall, where the switch is.
If you do, then the white wire is prpbably what is calleed a
In the ceiling of my house I have black, red and white wires. Sam
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Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
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Feb 4, 2008, 02:11 PM
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How about those switches, are there two,one at each end of the room? Your red is a likely the hot traveling from the other switch so your red and black in the box will go to the black on the fan. We still ned to know if you will be installing a remote control or try to run the fan via switches alone on the wall.
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Feb 4, 2008, 03:26 PM
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Helpsam, you have it figured correctly, Unless it was not wired for both, 1 may be constant hot and the other switched, An unidentified switch may have been for separate control(if you have one). Then fan could be pull chain, light could be switched. Or as Ballenger suggested, If you only have one switched wire up there, then a remote would be a quick fix to control both from switch location and or handheld remote.
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Feb 5, 2008, 07:41 AM
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I only have one switch in the kitchen and No remote with this ceiling fan.
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Uber Member
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Feb 5, 2008, 07:53 AM
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Then they can both be switched together, Connect the blue and black on fan to red from ceiling. This is assuming the red is to be switched and not the black. If there are 2 blacks and tied together, then that may be constant hot, and can be left alone, or connect to this black for fan pull chain operation, and light could use the switch.
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Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
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Feb 5, 2008, 09:16 AM
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The only draw back to this is the fan and light will both be swicthed together unless you install a remote. You do not have enough wires to have a duble switch on the wall so I'd suggest you get a universal remote at HD for about $39.
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Feb 5, 2008, 12:18 PM
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 Originally Posted by help sam
I'm trying to install a ceiling that has black, white and a blue wires but my house has black red and white. If I put white to white and black to black then should I but red to blue?:confused: :
This would be correct in most cases. Try it.
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