ceiling fan wiring

[green algae]

I wanted to replace one of two ceiling lights to a ceiling fan.
On the light switch side, there are four wires, two red(+) and two white(-).
One of the red wire is live and in the light switch socket its cross over to the other red wire.
So each switch control one light.
The fan is control by a speed regulator from 0-5. 0 = stop, 5 = fastest speed. It has two wires.
When I connect these two wires to the light switch which I replaced, the following happens.

1) The other ceiling light comes on when I switched it on. - no problem

2)When I switched on the other switch, the fan spin at a fast speed even though the setting on the regulator is "0". Normally it should not move until I change it to 1 or 2 ---- up to 5.

I connect one wire from fan regulator box to the red wire and the other wire to the white wire.

Whats wrong??

 

[JUD]

Maybe the fan is faulty

Are you from the UK?

Seems odd you having "white" wires in your switch etc.

 

[Des 56]

Could be red and white of the old red/white and blue three core

 

[JUD]

Could be red and white of the old red/white and blue three core

Wasn't it Red, Yellow & Blue

 

[Des 56]

The really old colours are red/white/blue
The old colours are red/yellow/blue

Red yellow and blue was the replacement for red white and blue

 

[JUD]

The really old colours are red/white/blue
The old colours are red/yellow/blue

Red yellow and blue was the replacement for red white and blue

Well before my time I'm afraid

 

[Spudnik]

yup, red white and blue didnt have a cpc either.

 

[chris gray]

we ripped some of the old red, blue + white 3core out a bit back, id never seen it before either.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

yup, red white and blue didnt have a cpc either.

As it is the colour of the british flag it was deemed that it may be offensive by the diversity police and so was removed from service.

 

[Guest123]

As it is the colour of the british flag it was deemed that it may be offensive by the diversity police and so was removed from service.

Like it.

 

[pushrod]

I wanted to replace one of two ceiling lights to a ceiling fan.
On the light switch side, there are four wires, two red(+) and two white(-).
One of the red wire is live and in the light switch socket its cross over to the other red wire.
So each switch control one light.
The fan is control by a speed regulator from 0-5. 0 = stop, 5 = fastest speed. It has two wires.
When I connect these two wires to the light switch which I replaced, the following happens.

1) The other ceiling light comes on when I switched it on. - no problem

2)When I switched on the other switch, the fan spin at a fast speed even though the setting on the regulator is "0". Normally it should not move until I change it to 1 or 2 ---- up to 5.

I connect one wire from fan regulator box to the red wire and the other wire to the white wire.

Whats wrong??

The people who could help are reminiscing about old wiring colours

 

[JUD]

The people who could help are reminiscing about old wiring colours

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Has gone a tad off topic.
In answer to the question "Whats wrong"?...................I dont know.

 

[JUD]

I'm sticking with my original answer.

Faulty Fan.

 

[Des 56]

The people who could help are reminiscing about old wiring colours

That quote was banter at its best
Brilliant ad lib

It put the picture in my mind of half a dozen extreemly senile old todgers, sitting on the porch munmbling about nothing sensible