Electrical – How to wire this ceiling fan

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I'm trying to wire a new ceiling fan.

The outlet box wires are White, Red, and Black.

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The ceiling fan wires are Black, Blue, White, and Green.

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The installation manual states to connect both Blue and Black ceiling fan wires to the Black outlet box wire.

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Shouldn't the connections be:

Outlet     Ceiling
-------    --------
Black      Black
Red        Blue
White      White

Also, where am I supposed to "connect" the ground wire to?

Best Answer

If you want the fan and light to operate separately, then connecting the wires as you described is the way to go. If you want the whole fixture to be controlled from a single switch, the manual is describing the proper wiring.

As for the green grounding wire, simply attach it to the green grounding wire in the ceiling. You should use an appropriately sized ring or fork terminal, to connect the ground under the same screw as the ground from the ceiling.

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