On Sep 24, 6:13 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
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Hi,

I recently added a ceiling light kit to an old ceiling fan. This
included having to connect the blue wire which should have been
connected to the hot source. However, although the fan still worked
the light was very dim. Thinking that there was a slim chance there
was a power issue preventing the light to shine properly I removed the
newly installed light kit and the old ceiling fan. I next replaced it
with a simple ceiling light. I proceeded to connect the black to
black, the white to white, and the neutral as directed in the
instructions. However, the result was the same. The light shines very
dimly, just enough to barely have the light filament glow.
Occassionally, the light does not even seem to come on. Although
the ceiling light suggests 75W bulbs, I have also tried 60W and 40W
bulbs with the same outcome. If the power source was sufficient to
run a ceiling fan motor it seems it should be enough to light a 40W
bulb.
What am I overlooking? Any suggestions or advice would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you in advance!

My first thought is that the ceiling line is in series with something else.
That would account for the dim light and for the fan working. That may be
an indication of an improper or faulty neutral connection.

I would open up the switch and see what is going on in there. Make sure the
neutrals are connected properly. The next step would be to check where that
feed comes from and so on. Is everything else on that circuit working
properly? You could try unplugging everything on that circuit to see if the
dim light goes out all together.


Thanks, I will check the neutrals.
I think first I will measure the voltage source coming from the
ceiling which powers the ceiling lamp and then move to the switch if I
don't measure 110V.

Thanks again for the advice!