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    mrdiymcmo Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 8, 2014, 12:43 PM
    Ceiling Fan Switch Wiring Diagram
    I have a ceiling fan that has a light kit and I have two loose wires that I assume controls the speed of the fan because when I try to change the speed, nothing happens. It stays on high and off. My question is where do I attach the loose wires so that I can control fan speed? The loose wire colors are brown and purple.
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    Apr 8, 2014, 03:56 PM
    We need more info before we can help. How do you control the fan, remote, chains or wall switch? Where are the loose wires, in the canopy or where.
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    Apr 12, 2014, 07:52 PM
    The fan is controlled by pull chain and the loose wires are in the canopy of the fan where all the switches are attached.
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    Apr 12, 2014, 08:03 PM
    Has any work been done on the fan, or lights, or has the speed never worked? Did you try to replace the chain or switch?
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    Apr 13, 2014, 03:31 AM
    Are you located in the USA or Canada?
    Are the unused wires a part of the fan wiring or a part of the house wiring?
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    Apr 14, 2014, 11:50 AM
    The unused wires are the wires on the fan inside the housing where the light kit attaches to the fan.

    I'm not sure. First of all, I thought that the light kit didn't work because I pulled the chain and the light didn't come on. Come to find Out later that the light kit works as if it takes a 3-way bulb. In checking the kit, I noticed the loose wires. The fan is mounted and as I said when I pull the light switch, I have to pull it twice to come on and twice to turn it off so I assume it is designed to have a 3-way bulb in it.
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    Apr 14, 2014, 01:36 PM
    Those wires are typically connected to the fan switch so you can get 3 speeds. Where are the wires from the pull chain switch going?
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