Red wire in outlet box, not in ceiling box for ceiling fan
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Red wire in outlet box, not in ceiling box for ceiling fan
I'm replacing an existing ceiling fan (fan only) with one with a light kit. In both outlet boxes for that fan, I have 2 black wires, one red and a ground. In the ceiling, I only have black, white and ground.
I installed the Hunter fan originally with black and blue/black to black in the ceiling, and white to white in the ceiling. However, I wanted to install a dimmer for the light and discovered the red wire in the outlets. I bought a switch with separate dimmers for light and fan that matched the wiring existing in the outlet, but don't see how to dim each separately with the existing ceiling wiring.
The sleeve for the wiring in the ceiling does not match the sleeve in the outlet box. I have no idea what the red wire is used for in this case.
The house is a 7 year old home, and no modifications were done to this wiring since construction.
Any ideas? Thanks.
Dan
I installed the Hunter fan originally with black and blue/black to black in the ceiling, and white to white in the ceiling. However, I wanted to install a dimmer for the light and discovered the red wire in the outlets. I bought a switch with separate dimmers for light and fan that matched the wiring existing in the outlet, but don't see how to dim each separately with the existing ceiling wiring.
The sleeve for the wiring in the ceiling does not match the sleeve in the outlet box. I have no idea what the red wire is used for in this case.
The house is a 7 year old home, and no modifications were done to this wiring since construction.
Any ideas? Thanks.
Dan
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Welcome to the forums! What "outlet boxes" are you referring to? Are you referring to a switch box? Naming things right is important for us to help. "Outlets" are ceiling boxes for lights, receptacles, etc. Switch boxes house....well, switches.
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I meant Switch boxes. The wiring in the switch boxes (this fan has 2 switches for the fan) has red wires, but there is no red wire in the ceiling box for the fan.
The easiest solution may be to restore the 3-way switch setup and to buy a remote control that has a dimmer for the light.