Ceiling fan light kit won't work
#1
12-05-09, 09:24 AM
Ceiling fan light kit won't work
I've been having troulbe getting a light kit that I put on 2 separate fans in my house to work. I'm admittedly not very handy and run out of ideas to try and fix the issue myself. It seems pretty straightforward, just attach the white and black wires to the matching wires on the fan but it won't work. I've read on-line to try and attach them both to the black wire but that doesn't seem to work either. The fans work just fine so I'm confused on what I'm doing wrong. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.
#4
12-05-09, 09:52 AM
Does your light kit have a plug on it with a blue and white wire? It should be plugged into a mating plug in the light kit bell on the fan. What brand and style is the fan?
#5
12-05-09, 10:09 AM
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If the lead for the lights is not connected in the canopy the light will not work unless you connect it. Sometimes people just leave these wires unconnected if they don't install a light kit.
#6
12-05-09, 10:16 AM
I couldn't find any blue wires. Everything was connected when I went to attach the kit outside of two wires (one white and one black). The fan is a hunter (been in since I bought the house 7 years back)
I went on the website and this looks like a similar style -
Hunter Fan - The Beaufort (23697)
Does that help?
I went on the website and this looks like a similar style -
Hunter Fan - The Beaufort (23697)
Does that help?
#8
12-05-09, 12:06 PM
Everything seems connected but still not working. Any other thoughts on what it might be? Tried hooking up the white and black to the matching wires, both to the black, and both to the white but still no luck.
