i got shocked, when i was trying to hook up the ground, and was hooking up the green wire that is attached to the ficture bracket of the ceiling fan , bracket, i thought that the (red) wire was the ground due to the fact that the (white) and (black) wires are supposed to be hooked up to the celing fan motor? i'm trying to figure out, witch one is the ground,?
2007-09-14 03:56:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Black and red are "hot " white is nuetral and green is ground on all home systems. the addition of the red may indicate that fixture is operated by 2 switches in the same location , or it may be a 3way circuit. 2 switches in different locations that operate 1 light. Here is the wiring for that.http://www.handymanusa.com/articles/3wayswitch.html
2007-09-14 04:31:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green is ground, but if it's hot you might want to get a new fan. You could have got shocked by plain static electricity and assumed it came from the green wire.
2007-09-14 04:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First turn off your circuit breaker so you don't kill yourself!!! The white and I would guess the red and white will go to the fan. The black and white tie into the outlet. If you keep the electrical on, with your knowledge you will get shocked again. More people are killed by 120 volt power then high voltage every year.
2016-05-19 03:55:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With house wiring, usually the green wire is the ground.
2007-09-14 04:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by badbill1941 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red is positive and so is white, black is negative, green is ground. Trust me -- I've wired many outlets in my time.
2007-09-14 04:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Green is ground.
2007-09-14 04:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by Big Rig 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋