How do you rope a ceiling disciple near hurricane lantern next to two switches? this is what we hold done and necessitate minister to...? we used 14/2 wire coming from the source (an existing...
we used 14/2 wire coming from the source (an existing outlet) and brought this cable to the two new wall switches. we used 14/3 telecommunication from the switches to the ceiling fan. we took the white rope from the source and capped that to the white lead from the 14/3 wire. we took the black lead from the source, capped it and run 2 pigtails, connecting 1 to each switch. the ground chain was grounded to the switches. red line from the 14/3 was hooked to 1 wall switch, the black lead from the 14/3 was hooked to the other switch. for follower, we hooked the red wire from the 14/3 to the blue flex from the fan. hooked the white rope from the 14/3 to the white wire from the admirer - and black from the 14/3 to the black from the fan. 14/3 ground line was connected to the ground flex from the fan. putting circuit rear on, the outlet (source) works find. when you put switch on that has the 2 blacks wires hooked to it, it trips the circuit. what are we doing wrong? appreciation for your help.
Answers: There is more than one approach to wire 2 switches base on where your hot organize originates.
If your hot organize goes to the switch box later you should attach the (black) hot lead to one switch bottom and later use a jumper line from (the same terminal) to loop over to the other switch bottom. Now both switches have power. Connect the red chain to one switch top terminal and the black wire to the other switch top terminal. Now, if these 14-3 wires walk to the fan/light box use the red for the fan power and the black for the reading light or vice versa, which ever matches best. All the white wires are twisted and connected together next to a wire connector.
This is by far the easiest opening to wire fan/lights but if your hot head originates at the hanger-on box it's a little more tricky to explain.
Are your switches side by side or are they one switch lying on the other, thus they are in one housing? The latter is a special switch that have break off tab on the side that you must break off if you are using them separately such as you are contained by this case.
It does appear as though you hold wired it correctly. Be sure that no wires are touching anything. This is usually the culprit in almost any tripping. Many times when the wires are pushed vertebrae in the box to attach the switches the grounds end up touching somewhere. Seen it surface way too frequent times in my go.
This does sound correct. Are you sure you wired the hurricane lantern fixture on the fan correctly? Disconnect the wires at the devotee (14/3 wires), try the switch with a meter to see if it is wired the bearing you think it is.