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How do you hook up a ceiling fan with black white and green when all you have in the ceiling is black and white?
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∙ 16y ago
Connect it to a Ground wire.
For personal safety reasons and to conform to your local Wiring Code or Regulations, if a fan unit has a Ground connection terminal you must connect it to a Ground wire.
If there is no Ground wire at the mounting point for the fan then you must install a cable with a Ground wire.
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on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoGreen is the grounding wire. Connect white to white and black to black.If you do not have a ground wire in your ceiling or connection box then attach it to the connection box for grounding. You can also check: http://www.ceiling-fan-wizard.com/ceiling-fan-wiring.html
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∙ 12y agoThis question is complicated by the fact that ceiling fans often have 2 separate circuits, one for the light fixture that is usually part of the fan, and one for the fan motor. Also, most fans have pull-chain assemblies to operate both the lights and the fan.
I have seen some non-standard wire colors and strange wiring schemes employed on the fans themselves, so if you don't have a manual that explains how to wire your specific fan, I suggest buying a new one that includes this information.
From your ceiling electrical box, the Black wire should be hot. Sometimes there may be an additional Black or Red wire used to provide switched hot power to the fan and light individually, depending on your wall switch configuration.
These types of wiring scenarios can be among the most complicated in house wiring. This means that because of the many wiring possibilities, knowing your specific scenario is difficult without seeing it. So if you are at all unsure about it, seek the help of an experienced electrician. It just isn't worth the risk of attempting it yourself, if you don't know.
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∙ 14y agoIf you have three wires coming into the box, black, white and bare, put it with the bare one. If you only have 2 wires, black and white or can't tell, you can attach it to the metal box that may be grounded or simply tuck it back and don't worry about it. It is there to ground the fixture but if you do not have a ground wire, the bare one, there is nothing you can do about it and it will not hurt anything.
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∙ 11y agoWhen you see a three wire in a fan junction box it was probably wired for switch so that the fan and light, if there was one, could be switched independently. Just cap the wire off with a wire nut and push it into the back of the box. Connect the fan to the black and white wire for the fan to operate.
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∙ 15y agoyou put electrical tape on it tpo avoid shock or hook another ceiling fan up tro it
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∙ 13y agothe instruction sheet says hot wire
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