Red, Black, White, Blue: What Each Ceiling Fan Wire Means
Every single wire ceiling fans have a specific purpose in order for the fan to function properly and safely. Although there are four wires involved, ceiling fans cable is not a difficult job. Therefore, here is a brief description of each wire that may be helpful when installing ceiling fans. However, like other electrical devices, remember to turn off the flow of the main points before you start installing a ceiling fan.
Wiring Color Code
Before reading this information, it is important to note that there is a different color-coded cables in various countries around the world. Therefore, color-coded cables in Europe is not the same as those in North America. So, before you try to install a ceiling fan, make sure you use the correct wiring diagram to connect the fan. Here we will follow the colored wires according to color-coded cables to the United States and Canada.
Red Wire
A ceiling fan is usually composed of two main parts: the fan and light assembly. Thus, the cable or the red stripes are the hot wires for lighting fixture ceiling fans. If your ceiling fan does not have lighting fixture, it will only have three other cables. In addition, sometimes the wires can come directly from the main breaker to always be on.
Black Wire
Black cable is the main hot wire, which generally come from the main circuit breaker. This wire is always active, so make sure that there is no flow in the face of this one to avoid the undesirable situation. For this reason, the main function of the black cable is to provide current to the fan motor.
White Wire
Like other electrical fixture, white cable from the ceiling fans are the major neutral. This is a good neutral wire from the light fixture and fan motor. Therefore, the white wire should be attached to the other neutral wires of the cable homes. However, the white wire from the house cable system can also have a piece of tape attached to it, which means that the wire may be used for other purposes.
Blue Wire
Because there are many color codes, it is impossible to state the exact purpose of this wire. To check the main purpose of the blue wire, you can check the wiring diagram of the fan. However, other important wires generally is one of the green, which is used to earth all the systems of ceiling fans.
When dealing with a ceiling fan cable system, it is important to know what you are doing and work as safe as possible, so that even if the current is switched off from mains supply, is also advisable to check for any current flow by using the tester. If not, if you’re trying to fix a ceiling fan, but you can not understand his cable connection, it is advisable to refer to professional power.