If it is a metal box, the screws will ground the dimmer. Try this: connect
the three wires together, then by removing one from the group, find the one
that makes the fan-light go out, and only the fan-light. Then splice the
other two together. Then connect the dimmer like I previously described
"Elena Sofia Ricci" wrote in message
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All right, I tried it and there is one wire in particular that connected
to
either other wire will make everything work.

However, there is nothing going to the ground terminal. Is this okay?

"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
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| The more you understand, the easier it gets. One of those three wires is
| power coming in. Another is going out to someplace else. those two must
be
| connected together. The third wire is going to your fan lights. once
you've
| figured out which is which you connect one wire from your dimmer to the
wire
| going to the fan lights, and the other wire from your dimmer to the two
| wires that are spliced together.
| "Elena Sofia Ricci" wrote in message
| m...
|
| "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
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| |I don't think the problem is on the fan end. Where is this switch for
the
| | fan?
|
| The switch for the fan is nearby, but in an entirely different box.
|
|
|
| What happens if you connect all these wires in the switchbox together?
|
| All the lights go on! How do I make this happen when I connect the
wires
| to
| the switch? Mind you that these wires are all the same color, so I
need
| some guidance. Thanks.
|
| We are getting there ...
|
|
| | "Elena Sofia Ricci" wrote in message
| | ...
| |
| | "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
| | ...
| | | First, if you control the lights on the fan by a dimmer, you
could
| have
| | | removed the pull chain switch altogether and just spliced those
| wires
| | | together. reversing the two wires on the pull chain switch would
not
| | matter.
| |
| | Ok. Thanks.
| |
| | | Second, you replaced the dimmer switch,(single pole) and
connected
| the
| | three
| | | leads the same- single pole devices have only two wires so I'm
| assuming
| | the
| | | third wire is green and you attached to a ground connection.
| |
| | Correct.
| |
| | | Is there a separate switch that controls the "fan" or does it
just
| work
| | off a pull
| | | chain switch?
| |
| | There is a separate switch that controls the fan.
| |
| | | I've got to many questions to give you any clear answers,
| | however, in your dimmer box you should have several wires
connected
| | together
| | | which bring the "hot" to these other places.
| |
| | Inside the box I see lots of wires bunched together that go other
| places.
| |
| |
| | | One side of your dimmer should attach to this group of wires.
| |
| | Well, eventually out of this "nest" of wires, three leads come out
| that
| | formerly attached to the old dimmer switch.
| |
| | Then you should have a single wire which goes
| | | to the light and should attach that to your other dimmer lead.
hth,
| Roy
| |
| | At the end, I am still with the 3 combinations that I mentioned
| earlier:
| | no
| | light anywhere, kitche light only, or basement/garage light only.
I
| get
| | this even if I remove the switch altogether. By why? Why
wouldn't
it
| be
| | the same as when I first started? Could I have done anything
wrong
| whe
| I
| | reassambled the fan?
| |
| | Thanks.
| |
| | Elena Sofia Ricci
| |
| |
| | | "Elena Sofia Ricci" wrote in message
| | | m...
| | | Sorry for the length, but I don't know how else to explain it.
If
| you
| | can
| | | help, I would be very grateful.
| | |
| | | Background:
| | |
| | | The light bulbs on my kitchen fan kept blowing, one by one,
and
| | eventually
| | | none worked, not even those that I KNOW didn't blow. (I had
| tested
| | them
| | | elsewhere, and they worked fine.) At one point I remember
pulling
| on
| | that
| | | thin rope that operates the light fixture, and it came right
out.
| It
| | | appeared to me that I couldn't "reattach" the rope and so I
| decided
| to
| | | replace the switch. But before doing that I tested the power
at
| the
| | | dimmer
| | | switch, and it appeared that the dimmer switch went out, which
may
| | have
| | | explained the "good" bulbs not working.
| | |
| | | So, I replace the light fixture switch. It's a small black
switch
| | with
| | | two
| | | leads. I am pretty sure that I reassambled the fan/lights
| everything
| | | EXACTLY in the reverse order in which I disassembled it. It
was
| | pretty
| | | straight forward because all the white leads were congregated
in
| one
| | wire
| | | connector and all the black leads in the other wire connector.
| | (Question:
| | | does it matter if I had reversed the connection of the two
leads
| on
| | the
| | | switch that I replaced?)
| | |
| | | Then I replaced the dimmer switch (single pole) and connect
the
| three
| | | leads
| | | coming out of the wall in the EXACT same way in which they
were
| | connected
| | | to
| | | the old dimmer switch. The lights in my kitchen worked, but
the
| | lights
| | | that
| | | lead to the basement and the garage lights DIDN'T work. They
are
| | | obviously
| | | operated by different switches, but they are in the same
circuit,
| | | apparently. There was no power at these other locations. I
| checked
| | all
| | | the
| | | breakers, and they are fine; however, kitchen, basement and
garage
| all
| | use
| | | the same circuit breaker.
| | |
| | | The leads coming out of the wall in the kitchen are all the
same
| | color,
| | so
| | | I
| | | didn't know what's what (though I could have determined that
with
| a
| | | volt-meter, but I wouldn't know how to interpret the results,
| other
| | than
| | | there is juice or there isn't). So I tried all six
combinations
| (i.e.
| | | three
| | | leads going to three different terminals in the switch).
| | |
| | | PROBLEM:
| | | Depending on the combination in which I make my connections, I
get
| (1)
| | no
| | | lights anywhere, (2) lights only in the kitchen; or (3) lights
| only
| in
| | the
| | | basement/garage but kitchen switch must be on.
| | |
| | | When I remove the switch altogether, I get the same thing if I
| connect
| | | these
| | | three leads to each other, leaving one not connected.
| | |
| | | I am not sure if I explained my self correctly. Thanks for
any
| help
| | you
| | | may
| | | be able to provide.
| | |
| | | Regards,
| | |
| | | Elena Sofia Ricci
| | |
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