Install new ceiling fan


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Old 01-03-05, 03:51 AM
gvick
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Install new ceiling fan

I am a new user so please bare with me.

I recently installed a new ceiling fan, w/lights to a wall switch but the lights do not work.

I wired the white wire from the unit to the white wire from the switch and the black wire from the unit to the black wire from the switch. There is also a black/white wire from the unit which I wired to the white of the switch which did not turn the lights on so I changed it to the black from the switch which turned the lights on but also ran the fan, yes I tried to turn off the fan with the chains but it continued to run. There is a red wire from the switch which is capped (not in use). Should I wire the black/white wire to the red?

Please help, thank you,
gvick
 
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Old 01-03-05, 06:42 AM
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Step back. What did you start with and what did you add? Did the switch exist prior to your project and if so, what did it control? What cables/wires did you add?
 
 

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