VENT AXIA PROBLEM

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big jim slade

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HI GUYS ,FIRSTLY MANY THANKS FOR STOPPING TO LOOK AT MY PROBLEM HERE GOES.

I RECENTLY SWAPPED OVER A CEILING FAN A VENT AXIA 100LT FOR THE SAME MODEL. I DIDNT DO IT STRAIGHT AWAY AND LIKE A NUMPTY I LOST THE PIECE OF PAPER WITH THE WIRING POSITIONS ON IT. IM NOT A SPARKIE IM A CHIPPY WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE MAN AND BOY. IVE WIRED MY LOFT CONVERSION WITH SOME HELP BUT I NEED SOME GUIDANCE WITH THIS SIMPLE JOB I KNOW U GUYS WILL SUSS OUT IN A SECOND OR 2.

THE WIRING COMING FROM THE CEILING VIA THE PULL SWITCH IS 2 X REDS AND 2 X BLACKS BOTH TOGETHER ,2 AND 2, IN A CHOC BLOCK. THE WIRING AT THE POINT OF CONNECTION IN THE VENT AXIA IS ONE BLACK , ONE GREY AND ONE BLUE. I REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A LOOP WIRE GOING BETWEEN 2 CONNECTORS SOMEWHERE BUT I CANT REMEMBER ANY MORE THAN THAT ..

THATS IT GUYS , IM REALLY THANKFUL THAT YOU READ THIS EVEN IF YOU DONT ANSWER, I KNOW THIS IS CHILDS PLAY FOR YOU BUT GO EASY ON ME PLEASE....ALL THE BEST ...JIM 

 
Can you identify what the connections are on the fan. Was there a Permanent Live (PL), Switched Live (SL), and Neutral (N)?

 
if it's an SLT it is a timer fan, the T is prefix for timer, could do with a photo of the wires coming out of ceiling.

 
As Andy says , you need to identify the wires first .

You need to find :-

The Permanent Live                                Terminal (L)   on fan

The Neutral .                                           Terminal (N)      "  "

The switched Live .                                 Terminal (LS)    "  "

I don't think any of us can help further without being there to test out.

 
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