[anywhofaq]

I encounterd a problem... I wired up my celing fan incorrectly and now the switch doesn't work... when I hooked up the fan I accidentally put the "Light"(blue) wire to the "White" common wire, the "Light" (Blue) wire was suppose to be connected to the "Hot" (black) wire... Now my delima is the switch doesn't work... I don't think there is power going through the wiring, and I picked up a illuminecent light switch... the switch doesn't light up... the hall way light doesn't work also and I think the halway switch is connected to my celing switch... I replace all the switches and nothing goes on still...

What is my problem and what do I do to fix it?

Thank you very much... I'm a drywaller not an electritian... so thank you for your ear and your advice...

Jensen Hernandez :(

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[donf]

You need to go back to the start of the electricial instllation and let me know what you are trying to do and MOST importantly, what wiring did you find in the ceiling box that feeds the fan.

I need to know if the supply for the light is coming into the ceiling box and then by way of a switch loop being re-directed to the wall switch and returned to the fan & light fixture. You will know this if you look into the ceiling box and there are two cables each carrying a black and white pair.

Also, if you want the switch to supply power to both the fan and light, you cannot use a "Dimmer" switch, you have to use a regular wall switch!

[ceilingfanrepair]

Connecting blue to white shouldn't cause any problems other than the light on the fan not working, I'm assuming you disturbed some other wire during the installation.