Naperville Home - Pre-wired for ceiling fan but how to connect wires
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Comments (13)Outlet is the general term for any wiring that terminates at a wall or ceiling. Outlet covers can be designed for a receptacle, a switch, a cable, etc. so they can be called receptacle covers, switch covers, etc. If they are plain/undecorated they are often called plates as in "switchplate". So these terms can be used interchangeably or together. Nevertheless the distinction between a lighting outlet and a receptacle outlet is important. The code requires a switched lighting outlet in a habitable room but has an exception allowing it to be a receptacle outlet for "cord connected lighting". This exception is important because it is sometimes deleted by state or local amendments. A switched receptacle should not have a dimmer switch in order to avoid damage to other appliances. Make sure the fan outlet system (hanger brace & box with hook) is labeled as suitable for supporting a fan. If the weight of the fan is greater than 35 lbs., the box must be labeled with the maximum weight it can support (70 lbs. max.)...See MoreMaster Bedroom Ceiling Fan (Is this Pre-Wired?) Picture
Comments (2)If there's electric there it can operate a fan and a light easily. The light kits are meant to work with the fans, so that the wiring passes through the fan to the light to be connected. It DOES look like there's probably a fan box behind that plate (why else would you put a plate there instead of just finishing the ceiling???), but as others have noted, you won't know for sure until you open it up and look. Good luck!...See MoreHelp with ceiling fan wiring (2 switches).....
Comments (20)Another option would be to use a wireless fan/light control switch that would control the fan and light separately. This allows you to switch both the fan speeds and dim lights. IÂve installed close to 50 of these in where instead of running 3 wire w/ground to the Fan location from the switch to replace the 2 wire w/ground. At the switch location you just connect the black (Hot) to the black going up to the fan (this makes it hot all the time at the fan location for the receiver). White to whites and ground with grounds. At the fan just follow directions from the package. Wireless receiver black to black for power to the receiver, white to white, blue to fan blue and black to fan black. The only drawback IÂve had with these is the size of the receiver. Sometimes itÂs tough to fit it on certain fans as it doesnÂt really fit in the boxes. It basically needs to fit in the canopy of the fan. As others have said what you had was UNSAFE and could potentially hurt someone or worse. Full Disclosure: I'm not a fan of home cheapo but I do like this switch. Nor do I work for Hampton Bay nor do I own stock in either company. Here is a link that might be useful: Hampton Bay Wireless Ceiling Fan Remote Control...See MoreCeiling Fan Wiring.
Comments (6)I am having a problem with my ceiling fan install - hope someone can help me! I am all set with connecting the wires at the fan. There are 4 wires and I connected them in the following way. Black (house) to black (fan). Green (house) to green (fan). Red (house) to ref (fan). White (house) to white (fan). The problem is with wiring the light switch in the gang box for the fan since I want the fan to have constant power. Again, the cable to the ceiling fan is a 4 wire cable with red, black, white and bare. However, there is another switch in the gang box that also has 4 wires - its the leftmost switch. The other switch controls an outlet which in turn has a lamp plugged into it. This leftmost switch in the gang box has the red wire connected on the top and the black wire connected on the bottom. All the white wires are tied together in the gang box. The Green wires are daisy chained to the ground of each switch. So, the only wires not connected are the black and red that go to the ceiling fan. Any thoughts I how to get this to work? I want the fan to have constant power and operated with the chain. I want the switch to operate the light kit of the fan. I am not sure where to connect the black wire...to the other switch? thanks in advance!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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