Ceiling fan pre-wires

[rich000]

I've run into this situation many times. The homebuilder sells a ceiling fan prewire to the homeowner before the sale of home. To me, a CF pre wire is 2 switches (1 for fan, 1 for light) with 14/3 running to the fixture.

However, the box for the switches is only a 2 gang box. The box contains the 14/3 for the CF and a 14/2 for a switched receptacle.

Shouldn't this be a 3 gang box?

The only way around this is to put in a double switch (fan/light control).

Is this just poor workmanship or the way it is always done?

 

[racraft]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Personally, if I had a fan and light combo, I would make the receptacle always hot, freeing up the switch for use with the fan/light.

 

[hbiss]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Could be that they plan on making the switched receptacle always hot if the fan will have lights.

-Hal

 

[dave81]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Whats wrong with a fan/light control. How many switches do you want in one location.

 

[rich000]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Could be that they plan on making the switched receptacle always hot if the fan will have lights. .

They connected one switch to the switched receptacle (for table lamps) and the other (red/black) connected together on the other switch.

 

[mjf]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Are you sure the 14-2 is not the feed coming from the constantly hot recepticle to the light switch and the fan switch ?

[ March 18, 2004, 07:38 PM: Message edited by: mjf ]

 

[a.wayne3@verizon.net]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

We wire all fans in 3 wire.But the builder always pays for 1 switch,but the fan is always hot. Has come in handy with cut wires.

 

[pierre]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

A lot of the fans are controlled by a single gang fan/light control switch. Some fans are sold with this device included in the package. There are some models that only require a two conductor from the switch location to the fan, and still control the fan and light with separate switches. (frequency contolled)

Pierre

 

[rich000]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

The whole point is the fact that the box should be able to hold 3 switches (normal switches). However, it can't because it is only a double gang box.

 

[roger]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Rich why not use one of these

along with a single, or a fan control?

Roger

[ March 19, 2004, 04:26 PM: Message edited by: roger ]

 

[hurk27]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Roger
I have a stacked S1-S1 that one switch is backward from the other and work that way too.

I have scanned it into my computer but I don't have a web page to post it to so I can show it. but it should make for some interesting conversation. I'll e-mail it to any one wanting to post it.

 

[hurk27]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Ok does it go up or down Or just maybe sideways LOL

Thank's Roger

 

[ryan_618]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Originally posted by hurk27:
Ok does it go up or down Or just maybe sideways LOL

404.7

 

[roger]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

Looking closely you can see that when the handles are in the same position one is ON and one is OFF

Roger

 

[hurk27]

Re: Ceiling fan pre-wires

And this is not any trick with edited photo as I have this switch. Between the two switches it says 15 amp 120/277 volts each