Hello,



I want to replace a ceiling light fixture with a ceiling fan and have

a question about the wiring. The light is controlled by 2 3-way

switches, meaning I can turn on the light from 2 sides of the room.

The fan has a blue wire that powers the lights, and a black wire that

I assume powers the fan, a green wire is the ground and *1* white

wire.



I can install the fan and hook up the lights to the existing 3-way

circuit, but I'll need to run another conductor for the fan. No

problem, there is an outlet below where I want to put the variable

controller for the fan. But when I get to the fan, I'll have to

connect the white wires together to complete the circuit.



Question: isn't there a possible hazard if the two circuits are

different (the one for the fan and the one for the lights), is there a

possibility that I'd energize one circuit from the other through the

common neutral in the fan box?



Thanks,



Teabird









They sell electronic remotes for fan/lights that do not need two separate

hot lines.



If you take two hot wires from two different circuits and those two

circuits happen to come from opposite sides of the panel box (left &

right buss bars), those two hot wires will have 220 between them. Doesn't

sound like a good idea does it?

Thanks to everyone for their input. It turns out that the outlet is on a different circuit so I won't be tapping into that one. I'm gonna wait a few weeks for it to cool down to go into the attic.

Thanks again,

Teabird