ceiling fan

03-06-2012, 07:57 PM	#1
TexasHeat12 Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2	ceiling fan How to wire new relay switch

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03-06-2012, 08:05 PM	#2
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,288	ceiling fan Gee do you think you could give us a little less infomation? What relay? Are you just trying to hook it up to a switch? Remote control?

03-06-2012, 08:25 PM	#3
TexasHeat12 Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2	ceiling fan Trying to connect wires from a relay switch of a ceiling fan to the motor...the wires on the switch are red, brown, and gray...wires from the motor are red, gray and black...we connected red to red and gray to gray..does the brown go to the black or do we have the wiring wrong?

03-06-2012, 09:37 PM	#4
frenchelectrican " Euro " electrician     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: WI & France { in France for now } Posts: 4,972	ceiling fan Quote: Originally Posted by TexasHeat12 Trying to connect wires from a relay switch of a ceiling fan to the motor...the wires on the switch are red, brown, and gray...wires from the motor are red, gray and black...we connected red to red and gray to gray..does the brown go to the black or do we have the wiring wrong? That relay are you refering to the remote kit relay? If so you have to follow the manufacter instruction on this one. And what brand name this fan is ?? Merci, Marc __________________ The answer will be based on NEC ( National Electrical code ) or CEC ( Cananda Electrical code ) or ECF ( Electrique Code France )