October 25th, 2009 | 
Author: Hampton Bay Redington IV 52" ceiling fan w/remote
4 wires from the ceiling: White, Black, Red, and Green.
3 from the fan: White, Black and Blue.
Between them is a transmitter for the remote.
2 wires to the ceiling: White and Black
3 wires to the fan: White, Black, and Blue.
All wires have been connected to their counterpart (White to White, Black to Black, Blue to Blue, and Green to Green)Where I’m having a problem is, what do I do with the red wire? Right now I’ve capped the red wire and have it connected to no other wires. The fan or lights are not turning on.
Where does the transmitter sit? And did the fan come with any instructions.
I’ve wired many ceiling fans with dimmers, fan speeds, etc..pretty straightforward installs, but never with a remote so I don’t know where that transmitter is suppose to go, I’m trying to picture it and help you.
The 3 wire romex coming out of the ceiling is meant to supply two ‘hots’, a neutral, and a ground. 3 wire is intended for an actual fan switch with the fan/light seperated controls or to have two seperate single pole switches to control each.
So….we know that your transmitter needs power all the time and your fan/light needs switched power.
Based on the info you’ve given and I hope I’m understanding it correctly, those transmitter wires white,black, blue are wired to the white,black, blue to the fan.
The other white and black on the transmitter go to the white and black sticking out of the ceiling.
The red wire is capped at both the ceiling and switch.
Inside your switch box you have an incoming power. You can take out the switch and wire the incoming power black,white,ground to the black,white,ground going to the fan. Keep the red capped.
Then you can put a blank plate over the switch box or if you prefer to keep the switch, it has to always be in the on position for the transmitter to work.
I hope this will work for you, I see no other way of wiring that based on what I understand of your situation.
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Does this have a light kit also?
You may have found the red to be a positive for the light kit or fan. Either way, you can do the install without the remote for testing purposes (make sure you have the fan on the hook, before you permanently mount it.) Once you know you have power to it, then you can go back and replace the remote inline. (make sure you turn the power back off before doing this)
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Where does the transmitter sit? And did the fan come with any instructions.
I’ve wired many ceiling fans with dimmers, fan speeds, etc..pretty straightforward installs, but never with a remote so I don’t know where that transmitter is suppose to go, I’m trying to picture it and help you.
The 3 wire romex coming out of the ceiling is meant to supply two ‘hots’, a neutral, and a ground. 3 wire is intended for an actual fan switch with the fan/light seperated controls or to have two seperate single pole switches to control each.
So….we know that your transmitter needs power all the time and your fan/light needs switched power.
Based on the info you’ve given and I hope I’m understanding it correctly, those transmitter wires white,black, blue are wired to the white,black, blue to the fan.
The other white and black on the transmitter go to the white and black sticking out of the ceiling.
The red wire is capped at both the ceiling and switch.
Inside your switch box you have an incoming power. You can take out the switch and wire the incoming power black,white,ground to the black,white,ground going to the fan. Keep the red capped.
Then you can put a blank plate over the switch box or if you prefer to keep the switch, it has to always be in the on position for the transmitter to work.
I hope this will work for you, I see no other way of wiring that based on what I understand of your situation.
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Sounds like your house was prewired for a ceiling fan that doesn’t have a remote. Both the red and black wires probably go to switches on the wall. This would allow you to control a remoteless fan without pulling the chains except to change fan speed. Look for these switches. One of them will have to be turned on to put current on the black wire. The other will put current on the red wire. From your description I think you have wired it correctly but must leave switch on for your remote. Other possibility is the black wire is capped off in box behind the switch and the red wire is the "hot wire". In that case you need only connect to the red wire. Do not connect both wires. Also, make sure the batteries in the remote are fresh. Check the DIP switches on the receiver in the fan and in the remote. DIP switches must be in the same position in both remote and receiver for the two to communicate. One other thing. Make sure the switch on the side of the fan that reverses the direction of rotation is firmly in one position or the other
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It sounds like you had a fan there before. The red, black, white and green ground are from the old switch box and the red and black fed the fan and light seperately. You may have the feed in the red and not the black. Take a tester to see which one is alive. If it is the red one don’t worry, all you have to do is switch the black and the red one. Do you still have two switches on the wall for the old fan? Make sure the one with the red wire is in the on position. Wirenut the unused one in the ceiling. It is a little tricky to get the transmitter into the spot at the top. You have to keep repositioning the wires to get it in. All of the other wiring is done correctly. The problem is the feed. The remote will turn the light and/or the fan on. Read the instructions as far as setting up the remote to be on the same frequency as the remote
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Put a wire nut on the red and don’t use it. This question looks familiar. Turn on the wall switch that controls the black wire. If that doesn’t work, connect the red instead of the black and wire nut the black and don’t use it. Or just call an electrician and have it done right on the first try.
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