Fan box just on pair. I visually traced wire from wall switch to fan. Not knowing anything about it is a nightmare.
Sent via string from my tin can. Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > >Sounds like a bit of a nightmare. > >When you say switch, I assume you have a wall switch that you believe is >supposed to control the fan. > >How many wires come into the box where the fan is mounted? If more than >just the one pair, is there power in that box at all? > >Randy > > > >On 13/08/2012 11:18 AM, Rolf wrote: >> New (to me) house. There was a fan, it was dead, we assumed it was >> original (c1974) and was dead. Took 8hrs to replace the fan :( and then we >> found the circuit to be dead at switch. All breakers are hot. >> >> I do not know what circuit this is and it is one of the longer runs in the >> house. There have been lots of addons to the original electricals, house >> has more switches than I have ever seen (most of which is up to code but >> not all). The wall where this is located does not have a wall underneath >> BUT the wires run into the box from the bottom. >> >> I planned on running the toner from the switch backwards to the box.... >> >> -Rolf >> >> On Mon, August 13, 2012 11:56 am, Randy Bennell wrote: >>> Please forgive me if I am behind the curve on this one as I did not >>> search back to see what other responses may have already been offered. >>> >>> My first question, is what was there before you installed the fan, and >>> did that light or whatever, work before you installed the fan? >>> >>> If there is power at the breaker, then I wonder if you just do not have >>> the fan wired correctly. Is there a 3 or 4 way switch setup for example and >>> could you have not got the wiring right or could you have a switch turned >>> off somewhere? >>> >>> Have you pulled the fan and checked the wires to see if there is any >>> power at the fan box? >>> >>> Could it be that the fan is defective etc.? >>> >>> >>> My basic feeling is that if the circuit worked before, it should now >>> except for any issues that you might have created in the box where the fan >>> is attached. >>> >>> I had a dead circuit in my house once years ago and it took me most of a >>> day to track from one outlet to another but I found a bare wire shorting to >>> the metal outlet box in that case. Of course, the breaker would not stay >>> on in that case so it was fairly easy to track it. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13/08/2012 10:04 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: >>> >>>> The one I have needs to be within an inch or two, but it is a cheapie >>>> from Lowes. Can you get any idea how the wires are routed? Coming off >>>> some junction box somewhere? Probably best to start tracing from the >>>> main breaker box. >>>> >>>> --R >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8/13/12 9:55 AM, Rolf wrote: >>>> >>>>> I spent 8 hrs hanging a ceiling fan only to find out my circuit is >>>>> dead. I have another circuit dead in basement as well. I tested all the >>>>> breakers and they had power. I,ve had som xp with a toner before. How >>>>> far into the wall will it get a signal? >>>>> >>>>> -Rolf >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
