Replace fan with light fixture


  #1  
Old 10-11-16, 07:30 PM
R
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes on 0 Posts
Replace fan with light fixture

I am replacing a fan with a new light fixture. The junction box has a black, red, and white wire. The new light fixture only has two wires. I assume one goes to the black and one to the white. What do I do with the red wire?
 
  #2  
Old 10-11-16, 07:33 PM
PJmax's Avatar
Group Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Jersey
Posts: 63,063
Received 3,596 Upvotes on 3,225 Posts
Welcome to the forums.

The white wire is neutral and goes to the light.
You may need to use either red or black and wire nut the unused one off.

You may find the black wire always live and the red wire switched or reverse of that.
 
  #3  
Old 10-12-16, 05:52 AM
J
Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 4,461
Received 126 Upvotes on 111 Posts
Sounds like you have a properly wired switch loop with the power coming into the light not to the switch.
https://www.google.com/search?q=swit...0VyDcWJwKVM%3A
 
  #4  
Old 10-12-16, 06:09 AM
W
Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 6,371
Received 61 Upvotes on 53 Posts
Switches

Did the fan have an attached light fixture? Did the fan have separate wall switches for the fan and light?
 
  #5  
Old 10-12-16, 09:01 AM
PJmax's Avatar
Group Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Jersey
Posts: 63,063
Received 3,596 Upvotes on 3,225 Posts
Joe.... how do you see a switch loop there with one three wire cable ????
 
  #6  
Old 10-12-16, 09:05 AM
S
Group Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: WI/MN
Posts: 19,019
Received 1,231 Upvotes on 1,179 Posts
I don't see a switch loop here - this is normal wiring around here for a room where a fan/light combo is anticipated.
 
  #7  
Old 10-12-16, 09:13 AM
E
Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: USA
Posts: 38
Upvotes: 0
Received 0 Upvotes on 0 Posts
Or did it have separate pull-cords for each one? I've owned a number of fans that let you turn the light off separately from the fan itself, and a lot of them might work like that depending on how they're wired.
 
 

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
 
Ask a Question
Question Title:
Description:
Your question will be posted in: