Posted by: broomreim on June 03, 2001 at 18:42:40:

In Reply to: Re: How do you wire a new cieling fan in an old house? Posted by: Bob Q on November 28, 1999 at 09:48:59:

: : We're trying to wire a new cieling fan in an old house. We can match white to white, black to black and so on but we're missing a set of wires. We can get it to come on when we turn the wall switch on, but you have to use the chains to cut the light and fan off. How can we wire it so that the swich will cut the whole rig off?

: If you have only one set of wires protruding from the back of the fan,and you have wired them to the switch,and they both work,whether it's together or independently from each other,when you turn the wall switch to the "off"position with both functions on,they should both turn off.
: In other words,the one set of wires should control both switches on the assembly. At least,one set does on MY fan/light.

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: : : We're trying to wire a new cieling fan in an old house. We can match white to white, black to black and so on but we're missing a set of wires. We can get it to come on when we turn the wall switch on, but you have to use the chains to cut the light and fan off. How can we wire it so that the swich will cut the whole rig off? : : If you have only one set of wires protruding from the back of the fan,and you have wired them to the switch,and they both work,whether it's together or independently from each other,when you turn the wall switch to the "off"position with both functions on,they should both turn off. : : In other words,the one set of wires should control both switches on the assembly. At least,one set does on MY fan/light.

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