Ceiling Fan Wiring Difficulties?
July 1st, 2009 | 
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I’m trying to wire and mount a ceiling fan with light kit to replace a light fixture. I have black, red, white, and copper wire from the ceiling and black, blue, white, and green coming from the fan. I removed the green wire and connected the copper wire to the same location. It seems no matter what I do with the other wires the fan spins, but as soon as i flip the light switch it sparks and the breaker trips. Any suggestions?
The black wire in the new fan is for the fan and the blue is for the light. If you have two switches., The black and red will feed the light and fan. Connect the black to black and the red to the blue. Connect the white to white and the green or bare to green or bare copper. If you have two switches then one will turn on the fan and the other the light. You could also have the black feed in the ceiling and the other black wire could be feeding the switch and when switched on the red feeds the light. If this is so then connect the black to black going to the switch and the blue and black in the fan/light to the red. The white will still go to the white. This is if you only have one switch in the box. I think you only have one switch because when you connected the black to black and the white to white the fan turned on. I am almost positive the feed is in the ceiling, so follow the steps for the one switch answer. Add more info if needed.
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if the fan did not come with wiring instructions you should contact an electrician for your own safety
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black to black.white to white.green to copper.cap the rest of the wires and dont use them.try that
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It probably blows the fuse/breaker because you are connecting the neutral (white) to the hot (could be either but not the green or bare)
The green wire is a ground wire- attach to ground
The white wire is the neutral- attach to white wire in junction box
from the ceiling the two remaining wires need to go to the wall switch (if you have one)
you will need to determine which wire in the fixture is for the fan and which is for the light.
Open the wall switch and see what colors the wires are that are attached to the switch (one of these wires needs to come from the power source[hot] the other goes back to the fan/light.(they are probably both at the ceiling box)
Your question is not specific enough to tell you exactly what to do (are the light and fan going to both be on separate switches, the same switch or just the light or fan on a single switch and you want to control the fan by the pull chain on the fixture) but this may help.
Better yet try this site seems to cover all situations.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=ceiling+fan+and+light+wiring+diagram&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=mVC0SZSpF6LWMIydwMUE&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title
…if you don’t understand electricity, maybe you would be better off calling an electrician to wire this for you.
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The black wire in the new fan is for the fan and the blue is for the light. If you have two switches., The black and red will feed the light and fan. Connect the black to black and the red to the blue. Connect the white to white and the green or bare to green or bare copper. If you have two switches then one will turn on the fan and the other the light. You could also have the black feed in the ceiling and the other black wire could be feeding the switch and when switched on the red feeds the light. If this is so then connect the black to black going to the switch and the blue and black in the fan/light to the red. The white will still go to the white. This is if you only have one switch in the box. I think you only have one switch because when you connected the black to black and the white to white the fan turned on. I am almost positive the feed is in the ceiling, so follow the steps for the one switch answer. Add more info if needed.
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