Hello I hope I can get some advice here.
I removed a ceiling fan two weeks ago. The fan itself hasn't worked for years (snapped string) and only the light worked (via two switches) So basically I want to replace it with a basic ceiling rose and a basic light.
This is where I've got confused.
There are a total of 7 wires coming out of the ceiling.
3 red
1 black
3 earth (yellow and green)
The wires go to two plastic terminals.
One terminal is fitted on a brass bracket (for the fan) is labeled "N,L,E" with the black wire going to "N", the red wire going to "L" and 3 earths going the "E" terminal.
The extra 2 red wires have been terminated into another terminal.
What's getting me, shouldn't there be 9 wires? Shouldn't there be 2 more extra black wires?
Also I checked behind the two switches and they both have switch lives (as expected) black with red tape going on them.
I done a test to check continuity and between the red and black wires going to the fan terminal. And nothing ( no beep or resistance)
How was it that prior to removing the fan, the two switches turn the ceiling light fan on and off? Was it because the ceiling fan had a built in switch itself?
Hopefully someone can shed some light. No pun-intended
Thanks.
I removed a ceiling fan two weeks ago. The fan itself hasn't worked for years (snapped string) and only the light worked (via two switches) So basically I want to replace it with a basic ceiling rose and a basic light.
This is where I've got confused.
There are a total of 7 wires coming out of the ceiling.
3 red
1 black
3 earth (yellow and green)
The wires go to two plastic terminals.
One terminal is fitted on a brass bracket (for the fan) is labeled "N,L,E" with the black wire going to "N", the red wire going to "L" and 3 earths going the "E" terminal.
The extra 2 red wires have been terminated into another terminal.
What's getting me, shouldn't there be 9 wires? Shouldn't there be 2 more extra black wires?
Also I checked behind the two switches and they both have switch lives (as expected) black with red tape going on them.
I done a test to check continuity and between the red and black wires going to the fan terminal. And nothing ( no beep or resistance)
How was it that prior to removing the fan, the two switches turn the ceiling light fan on and off? Was it because the ceiling fan had a built in switch itself?
Hopefully someone can shed some light. No pun-intended
Thanks.