I just replaced an exsisting ceiling fan with a new one. Now the light and fan stay one even when the light switch is in the off position. In the outlet box I have three black and two white wires. One of the black wires is hot, but also is some how connected with the wiring in another room. The old fan worked fine before I replaced it. What could the problem be? I followed the directions that came with the new fan, but still no joy.:confused:

I am at my witts end! All I wanted to do was remove a ceiling fan and replace it with a chandler- and move my electircal box about 3 feet from the old one. What I have discovered is an electrical nightmare! There are 5 different switches hooked up to one main power line. Like a big continuous circut with black and white wires. Each switch goes to a different light. The switch that operates the celing fan has a black, red, and white wire coming from the fan and from the box. The black is hot and the white is is never connected to the switch it continues the circuit throughout the room. The red is cold on the switch. We have the red wire connected to the white at the new chandeler/fan. When we do this, all other switches/lights work, except the chandeler/fan. The fan/chandeler will turn on when I turn the breaker on only if the switch is in the off position. As soon as I turn it to the on position, the circuit overloads and everything goes off. The house was origonally wired in 1962. Please help!