Need help adding a ceiling fan to a "switch loop" circuit (Diagram included)
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02-19-14, 10:10 AM
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Need help adding a ceiling fan to a "switch loop" circuit (Diagram included)
I have already installed the fan, but my first attempt at wiring was unsuccessful. After some research I found that what I was trying to do wouldn't work. I made a diagram of the circuit that I wish to patch into, any help would be appreciated.
Its an old house(60s era) and all wires in the circuit are 14/2.
Its an old house(60s era) and all wires in the circuit are 14/2.
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02-19-14, 10:26 AM
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No, both the top and bottom are controlled by the switch, the brass tab between the screws is still there. The third wire on the outlet is what confused me, I opened it up expecting there to be only 2. I tried running the fan directly to the switch and it gave some strange results(The fan motor would work but the pull chain affected the lights plugged into the switched outlet)
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02-19-14, 01:36 PM
If the receptacle is fully switched and the third wire is a pigtai then if you want to make the receptacle always hot you would:
At the receptacle:
At the receptacle:
- Disconnect the pigtail and reserve for future use.
- Disconnect all other wires.
- Connect all blacks to a black pigtail.
- Connect all whites to a white pigtail.
- Connect the pigtails to the receptacle.
- Blacks from the fan and receptacle to the switch.
- Whites connected to each other.
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