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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My advice is call a real electrician. It may cost you but it’ll cost you more if you burn your house down doing it yourself.