help needed wiring fan

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 10:40

trying to wire a fan to a light fitting and the two wires coming out are brown and yellow, the brown is live what is the yellow ?

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 10:57

come on someone must know, it is not earth as there is a earth wire there do they use yellow wires for nutural

Jimbo51


Joined: 24/09/2010
Posts: 79

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:03

Generally the neutral should be blue in colour.However depending on what cable the electrician used to wire the light up who knows.Consult a qualified electrician and keep the job safe and correct.

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:10

do you know any electrians

Jimbo51


Joined: 24/09/2010
Posts: 79

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:13

There is a good lad called Joe who you can catch at the Soyz bar in Catalcoy.That is the only help I can give you.

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:42

Mssg. 3 I agree. 6 years ago the electrician involved in our place used whatever wire he have lying around the place at the time. It's a minefield.

Kantara


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 661

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:47

Call Mr Ahmet Dinc: 0533 877 27 57

His shop is in Karakum, His English is good and there is nothing he can"t repair...

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:49

If it worked as a light ok, check the brown actually is the live with a mains tester. then the other has to be the neutral or the light would not have worked.

Yellow wiring often used in 2 way systems, where you have 2 switches for one light.

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 11:55

Were there three already connected when you took it down ? or have both lights got very different fixings ?





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ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 12:04

yes it is a two way switch , I am also worried about getting a fix in the ceiling as the fan is very heavy

yrret


Joined: 17/08/2010
Posts: 761

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 12:23

ginty,

If it's a 2 way switch, no problem, just means the fan can be isolated or switched on at either as you do now for the light.



Deffinitely make sure you drill the ceiling (I assume concrete) and use good fixings.

If it's timber/plasterboard veilings, make sure screwed to a joist.



Don't fit the fan to the light fitting box in the ceiling if it's made of plastic as the bolts will eventually strip from the plastic threads.



I have large 1.3m fans in a number of rooms, all connected to original wiring, but bolted to the ceilings, and have had no problems.

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 14:14

thanks everyone I have now fitted the fan, the yellow was blue, if you know what I mean

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 15:02

"The Yellow Was Blue" I know exactly what you mean,perhaps that could be the trouble at Kib-Tek if you know what I mean....

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
08/09/2011 15:17

You would struggle to get a job at Kibtec unless you were colour blind.