My question is can i wire a ceiling fan/no light, two recessed lights, then an outlet w/o having to run new wiring? My thinking is there is 2 hot wires, black and red, so use the black for the fan, the red for the lights and outlet. Maybe i am way of base so any answers would be great
If both of the ungrounded (red & black) conductors are always hot, and you have a white or gray grounded (neutral) conductor present at that same location, then you have a multi wire branch circuit and it is already to do what you propose. If this is from a three-way light switch, then it will not work.
Anytime you are not certain that you can do the job safely, call a qualified licensed electrician; a little money spent to have the job done right is way better than many sleepless nights spent listening for the smoke alarm.
By the way, most Inspectors will consider a sun room to be habitable space and will require that you add additional receptacles to comply with the "6/12" rule of NEC 210.52.
>Me and my brother both installed our Hampton Bay Ceiling fans. Both of ours came with a remote control (mine is a different model than his) Either way, when I turn on my light… His light turns on. And when he changes his fan it changes his fan as well as my fan. This is driving me ABSOLUTELY INSANE because I’ll just be sitting there and the light will just shut off, or all of a sudden my fan will go on very high. Is there anything I can do about this? I’m going to call the manufacturer if nobody can help me. Thanks for your time.
These controls are super powerful. His room is on the other side of the house and that is with BOTH doors closed… But the guard may work.
JackInIraq… You are a LIFESAVER
Identical fans mean identical remote controls. When you use one, both fans see the signal and respond. You can check with the store you bought them from and see if there is a way to change the coding for one fan, but I rather doubt it. Perhaps a better possibility is to locate the sensor on the fan that the sees the remote and put a little guard around it so it can’t see the remote in the other room. A simpler solution would be to close the door, but you may have reasons to keep the door open. You may have to replace the fan if there is another brand that uses different coding.
After flickering for a little while it will eventually go out. Then randomly will turn back on, flicker some more, then go back out again. What is wrong with it? Is there any way to fix it without calling an electrician?
Take down the ceiling fan, and inspect the wiring. You should have three wires and a ground coming out of the ceiling box. The white goes to the white on the fan, and it is neutral. The black goes to the black on the fan, and this powers the fan. The red connects to the blue on the fan, and powers the light. Be sure these connections are secure with wire nuts.
