Connect the ground wire from the ceiling fan (often this is connected to the fan's hanger bracket) to the circuit ground wire and to the electrical box (if it is metal), using a pigtail wire to connect to the box. Join the three wires with an appropriately sized wire connector. Secure...
Electrical - AC & DC - Ceiling Outlets, OK? - I am installing an exhaust fan above a cooktop. It has a 6 duct that is concealed behind a chimney housing. The housing is only 9 wide, so I only have 1 1/2 on each side of the duct to install an outlet w/ fa
Dave's Reply: Veronica, if the ceiling electrical box only has a black, white and ground wire, then the red and black wires of the ceiling fan attach to the black wire of the ceiling electrical box, and the remaining wires connect white to white, and green to the ground. Replacing a ...