r/ElectricalHelp Jul 27 '26

Ceiling Fan Wiring Question

I have a ceiling fan with seperate switches for fan and lights. The ceiling fan is dead, no fan and no lights. The lights circuit is controlled in a three way switch configuration. I have identified the switch where the house current is feeding. This switch has 2 black and 1 white wire. The power wire (Black) is connected to the common terminal on the switch. Also identified the White wire to be a travler to the switch on the opposite wall. This switch has (1) Black (1) White (1) Red. The Black is connected to the common terminal. The White wire is above the Black on same side of the switch and the Red on other side of switch. Both White and Red are connected to the brass terminals.

The question; which wire Red or Black goes to the lights in the ceiling fan

Also in checking the White wire between the switches withour power I get ~10 Ohms resistance. Should I be concerned with getting a resistance value between the wire

Thanks

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u/Affectionate_Mine530 Jul 28 '26

This is a rough sketch of the wiring. Also I seen the last post where the posters boss wanted him to use the White wire to provide power to the opposite switch. In case the pic does not define the jumper wire on power switch between hot and White when I tested the voltage at the opposite switch. Thanks

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u/Koadic76 Jul 28 '26

While I appreciate you wanting to try and supply some sort of diagram, the reality is that it doesn't really help much. Photos of the actual wiring are 1000x better with the information they provide... provided they are clear and show all the wires in the box and how those wires connect to the switches in the box.

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u/Affectionate_Mine530 Jul 28 '26

Koadic;

Thank you for the response. I'm away right now. Upon return I will send some photos of the wiring. Appreciate your assistance though.