Need Ceiling Fan Wiring Help ASAP
#1
05-13-14, 08:42 AM
Need Ceiling Fan Wiring Help ASAP
Hey guys sorry for the short and sweet but I am on Day 2 of trying to figure out what is going on with a ceiling fan replacement and I am worse off then I was when I started. I do not have pictures of the original fan but I do have pictures of what I have now, the ceiling fan and the instruction booklet. If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
The picture of the ceiling is the cable coming in that is constant has the two wire nuts on it, the other 2 are from the wall switch.
Ok pictures won't load. :/ Picture the ceiling I have 3 Cables coming in. One Cable is constant Hot. The Other 2 Cables are Black & White and go to the wall switches. There is no red wire coming out of the ceiling. All the grounds are tied up together with part of the constant ground screwed in to the ceiling mount.
The Ceiling Fan is a Hunter with a Black White and Blue Wires. It has 2 grounds, one from the fan itself the other from the bracket.
Again Thank you.
The picture of the ceiling is the cable coming in that is constant has the two wire nuts on it, the other 2 are from the wall switch.
Ok pictures won't load. :/ Picture the ceiling I have 3 Cables coming in. One Cable is constant Hot. The Other 2 Cables are Black & White and go to the wall switches. There is no red wire coming out of the ceiling. All the grounds are tied up together with part of the constant ground screwed in to the ceiling mount.
The Ceiling Fan is a Hunter with a Black White and Blue Wires. It has 2 grounds, one from the fan itself the other from the bracket.
Again Thank you.
#2
05-13-14, 08:56 AM
Group Moderator
Welcome to the forums.
You can't mix up terminology. A cable has multiple wires in it.
So it would seem that you have 2) two wire cables at the ceiling. One cable is the power to the ceiling box and the other cable is a switch leg to the switch.
If this is correct then you will connect the white of the switchleg to the incoming hot black wire. You can recolor that white so that it's not confused as a neutral.
Connect your fan's white to the remaining neutral.
Connect your fan's blue and black to the black wire coming back from the switch.
You can also.....
Connect the white to white.
Connect the fan's blue to the switchleg black.
Connect the fan's black to the white/black connection.
Now... the switch operates the light and the pull chain or remote controls the fan.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...-pictures.html
You can't mix up terminology. A cable has multiple wires in it.
So it would seem that you have 2) two wire cables at the ceiling. One cable is the power to the ceiling box and the other cable is a switch leg to the switch.
If this is correct then you will connect the white of the switchleg to the incoming hot black wire. You can recolor that white so that it's not confused as a neutral.
Connect your fan's white to the remaining neutral.
Connect your fan's blue and black to the black wire coming back from the switch.
You can also.....
Connect the white to white.
Connect the fan's blue to the switchleg black.
Connect the fan's black to the white/black connection.
Now... the switch operates the light and the pull chain or remote controls the fan.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...-pictures.html
#3
05-13-14, 08:59 AM
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/li...-pictures.html
So you have two switch loops. You can confirm that by looking to see if you have a black and white on each switch. If you have two switch loops: The whites of the two switch loop cables should be remarked red or black on both ends and connected to the black of power in. One of the switch loop black goes to fan black and the other switch loop black goes to fan blue. Power in white to fan white.
Here is a basic switch loop. You have two.
3 Cables coming in. One Cable is constant Hot. The Other 2 Cables are Black & White and go to the wall switches
Here is a basic switch loop. You have two.
#4
05-13-14, 10:51 AM
Sorry for the mix-up. I have (3) 12-2 cables coming out of the ceiling. One cable is constant. The other 2 I am assuming go to the switches on the wall. All the grounds from the 3 cables are all connected together. The ground from the constant is looped up to the chassis box mounted in the ceiling as well.
My original hook-up was that I tried to hook all the grounds together, the neutrals together and then 2 of the power wires hooked up together with one of them going to the blue wire to work the separate switch. Everywhere I have read has said that is supposed to be a red wire or the jumper but I do not have a red wire whatsoever. So do I need to open up the wall plate and see what is going on in there? I have installed a half a dozen ceiling fans before and I have never had this problem.
My original hook-up was that I tried to hook all the grounds together, the neutrals together and then 2 of the power wires hooked up together with one of them going to the blue wire to work the separate switch. Everywhere I have read has said that is supposed to be a red wire or the jumper but I do not have a red wire whatsoever. So do I need to open up the wall plate and see what is going on in there? I have installed a half a dozen ceiling fans before and I have never had this problem.
#5
05-13-14, 11:59 AM
Member
Fan Hook-Up
Adding to what has been said:
Connect the incoming hot black to both of the whites going to the switch. This gets power from the ceiling to the switchs.
Connect one of the switch blacks to the fan black.
Connect the other switch black to the fan blue.
Connect the incoming neutral to the fan neutral.
Connect all grounds together.
Connect the incoming hot black to both of the whites going to the switch. This gets power from the ceiling to the switchs.
Connect one of the switch blacks to the fan black.
Connect the other switch black to the fan blue.
Connect the incoming neutral to the fan neutral.
Connect all grounds together.
