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Edited by Chastice: 11/23/2017 7:24:08 PM
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Calling all electricians!

I’d like to preface this by saying that I don’t expect a single response to this question, but since nobody around me seems to know... Ceiling fan installation! The fan box in my ceiling has the following colored wires: white, black and RED (there is no grounding wire - no bare copper or green). I can’t find a diagram or instructions that mention red (why!?!). The fan has the requisite white, black and blue. I have one wall switch, not two. So... how do I wire this thing so that the wall switch controls the lights on the fan, but I can use the pull string for the fan blades regardless of the wall switch (this was how the previous fan was set up, and no, I didn’t pay attention while taking the old one down due to how simple I found the instructions to be. Stupid me)? Edit: the instructions say to twist the blue and black wires from the fan together, and then twist those around the black wire from the ceiling fan box. White to white also, as they are supposed to be neutral. It leaves the red wire unaccounted for, and (from what I gather) the red is always hot, unlike the black which is hit when the wall switch is on. If it matters, the fan is of the Hunter brand. Final edit: Thanks for all the input. Turns out that red IS always hot. I had it wired correctly the second time (black to blue and red to black) but the bulb I was using as a test after running from the second floor to the basement was defective (the other three where fine, guess my luck is just that good). Anyway.... it’s alive!!!!!

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  • Edited by Calculus-Entropy: 11/20/2017 2:24:21 AM
    My own 2¢... Common ceiling junction box- Black is always "on" hot Red is switched hot White is neutral Box itself (if steel) is also a ground Black and red can sometimes be flipped around depending on who wired it. The fan should have a ground wire to go to the green screw in the ceiling box. No green screw? Get one. Plastic junction box? You should then have a green wire in the box to provide a ground. Easiest (safest) thing do do is use a multimeter to ID the wires first (it'll save you from mounting the fan 3 different times while you get it right). [spoiler]of course have an electrician do it if you're not sure, but sounds like you're pretty well into it already[/spoiler]

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