Ceiling Fan Installation Help – 2 pairs of wires to deal with?
Hello,
I took down a ceiling fan in a small bedroom my wife and I re-modeled. . . Its been far too long to remember how the wiring was setup when I took the original down (just old/dirty but still worked fine. . ). Anyways, the original worked by chain pulls for both fan/light but power could be turned on/off to the unit via the switch on the wall – pretty common setup I suppose. . .
Now – I am trying to install the new ceiling fan. . . somehow I’ve bypassed the light switch – meaning: I have successfully powered up the light/fan (which work by the pull chains) but the switch on the wall doesn’t work to turn power on/off to the new unit. . .
Current Wiring:
White (ceiling) to White (fan)
Black (ceiling) to Black/Blue (fan)
Green (ceiling mount) to Green (fan)
I know I have to incorporate the other pair somehow to loop it down to the switch – just not sure how to do so
– any advice would be most helpful. . . thanks for your time ![]()
Does it help that I’ve mentioned I have the thing powered up working properly by the chain pulls? Does this mean the pair hooked up to the new unit must be the power feed, right? I now have another pair (white/black) capped off waiting to be thrown into the mix. . .
The pair that are capped = switch loop ?
I think you are missing a wire here or something.I just sent an answer on a similar problem just a while ago.check out this link and see the second diagram .It may be what you are looking for! http://www.make-my-own-house.com/light-switch-wiring.html