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We just bought a new house and there was a ceiling fan in the guest room with no light kit. I bought a light kit from Home Depot -- seemed like it would be simple enough. Two wires even had a tag on them that said "Light" ... easy-peasy.
Hooked it up and flipped the light back on at the breaker and... no lights. I looked at it more closely and noticed the way the previous owner wired the fan and it looks weird. Looks like he bypassed the reverse-switch. In fact, I tried the switch and it just shuts the fan off.
I've diagramed the wiring (below). Any suggestions on how to rewire this? I'm not worried about the reverse-switch (as I never use that feature) but I need the fan to work (3 speeds) and the lights to work. Thanks in advance.
Hooked it up and flipped the light back on at the breaker and... no lights. I looked at it more closely and noticed the way the previous owner wired the fan and it looks weird. Looks like he bypassed the reverse-switch. In fact, I tried the switch and it just shuts the fan off.
I've diagramed the wiring (below). Any suggestions on how to rewire this? I'm not worried about the reverse-switch (as I never use that feature) but I need the fan to work (3 speeds) and the lights to work. Thanks in advance.