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Air circulation unit in shop ?

I have what looks like a fresh air circulation system in a shop there is a duct going down from the unit and one going outside I followed wires from it leading to the main heat exchanger unit where they were disconnected. I touched them together and the unit did not turn on is there something wrong with it. Does it even do anything? I will post pics of it and give more info.

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Have you put a meter on the wires to see if they are live? Can you follow the wires back to the breaker box? pics could prove helpful - http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...your-post.html

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I will take pictures later of my unit to show what it looks like. I will test the 18awg wire coming from the unit. Unless im supposed to test the 120VAC line.

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If the unit isn't hooked up testing it won't tell you if there is power, you need to find out if the supply wire is hot.

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The supply is hot. There is a transformer attached to the supply switch. I will try to get a picture of that and post later.

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