We have quite the electrical confusion in our home. We recently installed a bathroom vent to a switch with out a problem but are having problems with a bedroom ceiling fan light.
There was no ceiling box in the ceiling.
We added a fan hanger and ceiling box. Ran the electrical (12-3) through the attic and down the wall to the switch that controlls a hot switch (though we could never find the outlet it controlled)
After wiring the ceiling fan to the switch and having no power we traced the incoming switch power to the outlet that is should control (but didnt). I spoke to my brother who is an electrician and he suggest that our wires from the outlet to the switch might be bad (we were picking up power with our sensor, but don't have a voltage meter). We decided to try running a brand new power line from the outlet to the switch. All we had was 12-3 so that is what we used.
We wired it (shown in the diagaram, I hope it makes sense) and right now the light works, but when you turn on the fan the fuse blows (even if the light is off, as soon as the fan goes on the fuse blows). My brother told me that means that we are getting a direct short. He is unavailable to help me this week trouble shoot our problem, so I am reaching out for more help and advice.
Any thoughts as to why we are getting a short? Let me know if you have any more questions about our wiring process as the diagaram might not be the best.
Pink = White/Neutral
There was no ceiling box in the ceiling.
We added a fan hanger and ceiling box. Ran the electrical (12-3) through the attic and down the wall to the switch that controlls a hot switch (though we could never find the outlet it controlled)
After wiring the ceiling fan to the switch and having no power we traced the incoming switch power to the outlet that is should control (but didnt). I spoke to my brother who is an electrician and he suggest that our wires from the outlet to the switch might be bad (we were picking up power with our sensor, but don't have a voltage meter). We decided to try running a brand new power line from the outlet to the switch. All we had was 12-3 so that is what we used.
We wired it (shown in the diagaram, I hope it makes sense) and right now the light works, but when you turn on the fan the fuse blows (even if the light is off, as soon as the fan goes on the fuse blows). My brother told me that means that we are getting a direct short. He is unavailable to help me this week trouble shoot our problem, so I am reaching out for more help and advice.
Any thoughts as to why we are getting a short? Let me know if you have any more questions about our wiring process as the diagaram might not be the best.
Pink = White/Neutral