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Toller Toller is offline
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Default DOH! Cant figure out this ceiling fan wiring!


"Monkey Boy" wrote in message
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Toller wrote:
"Monkey Boy" wrote in message
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Ok, I removed my old fan, and *thought* I drew an entire diagram of the
old wiring setup. What I didnt relize until I tried wiring the new fan
was I forgot to draw where the white wires were connected to on the old
fan!

Here is my setup:

From the fan box in ceiling I have (2) sets of wires.
Black/White/Ground and Black/White/Ground. On the old fan, I know that
one of the black wires were connected to the Blue and Black wire on the
fan. I know that the other black wire was connected to the white wire
on the fan. What I dont know is where the other white wires connect to


Any ideas where I should connect the other (2) white wires? I tried
different combinations, nothing worked

Don't the fan instructions say how to wire it?

Does the fan have a light? Did the old fan have a light? Did the light
and
fan work on separate switches or just one switch?
With the wires disconnected, does anything not work that did before?
A little information would get you a better answer.

I have taken to photographing things before I disassemble them. Haven't
need to refer to the pictures yet, but it is nice to know they are
available.


Yep, I made the mistake of not taking a picture beforehand. Ive done
this many times in the past, but I didnt do it this time (and im paying
for it). The wiring diagram that came with the fan is a simple
diagram, White on White, Black and Blue on Black.

Like I said, I have (2) sets of wires coming out of the electrical box
in the ceiling. The old fan did have a light (which is what the blue
wire is for) and their is only (1) switch on the wall.

If nothing else is off because the fan is disconnected, then RBM's
explanation might be correct. But you won't know unless you find out if
anything else is off.