Do masons usually wire ceiling fans? :whistling
Two remotes, same channel.
Two remotes, same channel.
3-way wiring- ceiling fan with remote for two-wire hookup
I need a diagram for this if possible. I have a room in which my customer wants to use the remote that came with his hunter fan. He would like to use a 3-way circuit so he can turn the light on from two locations. The ceiling fan i have has a remote control set-up and it only works with the remote setup because the fan has no pull chains to operate the light or fan. the remote set-up is only for a 2- wire installation meaning it only uses a hot and a neutral. so how can i incorporate a 3 way circuit to operate the light and use the remote to dim the light and operate the fan portion. Below is the manual info on the fan.
Wiring the Fan
All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical
codes and ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a
qualified electrician.
6-1. Make sure the power is still off.
6-2. To connect the wires, hold the bare metal leads together and place
a wire nut over them, then twist clockwise until tight. For all these
connections use the wire nuts provided.
CAUTION: Be sure no bare wire or wire strands are visible after
making connections.
6-3. Using a large wire nut, connect the ground wire from the ceiling to
the green ground wire from the ceiling plate and the green ground
wire from the downrod.
6-4. Using the large wire nuts, connect the white wire and the black
wire from the ceiling as follows:
• e white (common) power wire from the ceiling to the white
wire from the receiver (marked on red tag “NEUTRAL IN”)
• e black power wire from the ceiling to the black wire from
the receiver (marked on red tag “LIVE IN”)
6-5. Using the small wire nuts, connect the wires from the fan as
follows:
• e black/white wire from the fan to the red wire from the
receiver (marked on white tag “LIGHT OUT”)
• e black wire from the fan to the black wire from the receiver
(marked on white tag “FAN OUT”)
• e white wire from the fan to the white wire from the receiver
(marked on white tag “COMMON OUT”)
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Wiring the Fan
All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical
codes and ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a
qualified electrician.
6-1. Make sure the power is still off.
6-2. To connect the wires, hold the bare metal leads together and place
a wire nut over them, then twist clockwise until tight. For all these
connections use the wire nuts provided.
CAUTION: Be sure no bare wire or wire strands are visible after
making connections.
6-3. Using a large wire nut, connect the ground wire from the ceiling to
the green ground wire from the ceiling plate and the green ground
wire from the downrod.
6-4. Using the large wire nuts, connect the white wire and the black
wire from the ceiling as follows:
• e white (common) power wire from the ceiling to the white
wire from the receiver (marked on red tag “NEUTRAL IN”)
• e black power wire from the ceiling to the black wire from
the receiver (marked on red tag “LIVE IN”)
6-5. Using the small wire nuts, connect the wires from the fan as
follows:
• e black/white wire from the fan to the red wire from the
receiver (marked on white tag “LIGHT OUT”)
• e black wire from the fan to the black wire from the receiver
(marked on white tag “FAN OUT”)
• e white wire from the fan to the white wire from the receiver
(marked on white tag “COMMON OUT”)
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If they are wired anything like UK then you would need a 2 way - intermediate - 2 way then of to fan/light.
I dont know your exact terms for them kind of swicthed over here.
If you mean you want a 2 way then ignore the intermediate.
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I dont know your exact terms for them kind of swicthed over here.
If you mean you want a 2 way then ignore the intermediate.
I still maintain it won't work, even with 3 wires going to the fan. One original wire will be for the fan, the other for the light.
If you make the fan wire hot all the time, then you can use that to power the remote and turn the fan on.
But you can only use the three-ways OR the remote. If the 3-ways turn the light off, the remote cannot dim it or turn it off. If the remote turns the light on, the 3-ways cannot turn them off. And even this is assuming there are three wires between the switches and fan. If there's only two, then even this half-baked method will not work.
From an old (ca. 1910) Arrow-Hart catalog, where they're called points instead of ways:
Personally, I think it's a throw-back to the old knife switch era. In reality, 3-ways are just single-pole, double-throw switches. And the old SPDT knife switches would basically be 'center off'.
Oh i see. I aint looked for one yet but do they do 1 way switches over here?Personally, I think it's a throw-back to the old knife switch era. In reality, 3-ways are just single-pole, double-throw switches. And the old SPDT knife switches would basically be 'center off'.
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