Trying to install this thing, and having a slight issue. I've got a white, black and red line power line in the bathroom, obviously.. I've also got a dual switch Leviton 5634 which I'm just trying to control a light and fan from. I've hooked the white to A1 screw and the black to the opposite side (common) and the red wire below the AI on B1 and I can control both devices.. But the fan is only able to turn on when the light is switched on. Theres also one more common below the other one, but i obviously dont have four wires to get that one connected. How can I make this work properly with the wiring I have in place? Thanks for your help

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Woods 59745 in wall timer, it has a red, white and black wire, using this to operate our bathroom fan. We hooked up the white and black and capped off the red one, we cannot get the timer to turn.

wire like this the red line is load line
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-59745_Instruction-manual.pdf

Mar 22, 2017 • Woods Hardware & Accessories

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Trying to install a Woods 59018 with older copper wiring - My house only has one black wire (not the two black wires it calls for).

1) It is safe, but not code.
The timer uses such a tiny amount of power that the installation is safe, and the line is still protected by circuit breaker.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/Troubleshoot-household-electricity.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/See-inside-main-breaker-box.html

2) In the main breaker box, the neutral wires and ground wires are bonded together and both connect to ground wire leading out to pole and down into the ground.

3) By code a ground wire cannot be used as a neutral, even though both are connected together in the main box.
This is so electrician can work on ground wires while ASSUMING they do not complete a circuit.
NO ELECTRICIAN should assume that, since the purpose of ground wires is to ground stray current.

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Dec 30, 2012 • Woods InWall 7 Day Digital Programmable...

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GE digital timer 15313 has 3 wires, black, blue and green. Wall switch wires have bare, black, red and white from one line, and black and white from the other line. I've tried every combination

It sounds like you are replacing 3-way switch.
Low voltage light? Are these lights connected to 120Volt circuit?

I think you want the GE 15312 timer, instead of GE 15313.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-GE-15312-timer.html

GE 15313 is for single-pole incandescent light bulbs only.

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I'm trying to replace a switch outlet combo with a leviton pr180 with occupancy sensor...it has black, red, green, and yellow red wires. The wiring in the wall is one black and white and ground for the...

In addition to the black, red, green, and yellow/red wires on the switch, there should also be a white wire or terminal marked WH. The black wire on the switch connects to the incoming black wire (line in or hot) inside the switch box. The red wire on the switch connects to the outgoing black wire (to the load) inside the switch box. The green connects to the bare wires inside the switch box. The yellow/red is not used in a single pole application such as yours. The two white wires inside the switch box are twisted together and _also_ connected to the WH terminal (or white wire) on the switch.

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I am trying to power a bathroom fan and lite combonation from a GFCI that is located in the next room. I've taken power from the load side of the receptical , why won't it work ? Is it because all...

If you have a GFCI recepticle with 8 holes in the back. hook your fan to the two holes on the "line" side. If you don't have four holes to use tail, join the line wires, with a tail to hook to the line side of the recepticle. This way you have a direct power to the fan and protected circuit to the recepticles.. Make sure your connections are good. If using the "holes" make sure you tighten with a screw driver and not just a screw gun.

Jun 22, 2011 • Oregon Scientific Home

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I have a GE auto shut off timer #15069. It comes with a black,white and red wire. I am replacing an in wall timer for a bathroom exhaust fan that only has a black and a white wire. Can I connect this...

First, be certain that the power is off. The black goes to black, the white goes to white and the red goes to the fan, it is the switched wire....

Sep 01, 2010 • Home

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I bought a GE wall timer #15070 and it has 3 wires-black, white, and red. My wall switch has only a black and a white. How do I wire the timer?

You need an electrician here, as it obvious you dont understand what it is your seeing Bothy the black and the white wires are live and are really the same wire.

The main power line say red and black return are the two true power wires in the ceiling. OK the red wire is cut and a black and a white wire is fed doen the architrave to the switch. So when you turn thew switch on you complete the circuit between one side of the red live line and the other. To get your timer to work another line has to be fed down from the ceiling. The red wire fits to the white and the black that are in existance and a new black wire from the ceiling is attached to the spare wire. which is now the common return. Hope that is clear explanation. So before you electrocute yourself and set the house on fire call in an electricial to wire it correctly.

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Jun 12, 2010 • Hardware & Accessories

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Wiring comination 2 switch, with exisiting light to new bath fan

Please note that there are many ways to wire this device.
In general, this is how the Pass and Seymour Legrand 1595-2SWT device is usually wired:
There are 3 wires permanently attached to the device, black, red, and yellow. These wires are for switching _only_ and are in no way connected to the GFCI receptacle at the factory. The black is "common", which means that this is the wire that is connected to the incoming HOT (black) wire _from_ the circuit breaker (or source). When making this connection add an approx. 6 inch black pigtail to it. (more on this later.)

The red is connected to the black wire (switch leg) that goes to, pick one, let's say the existing lights. The yellow is then connected to the black wire (switch leg) that goes to the new exhaust fan.

The incoming white (neutral) wire that is in the same cable as the incoming HOT wire is connected to BOTH the white wire that goes to the existing light and the white wire that goes to the new exhaust fan. Again, when making this connection, add a 6 inch white pigtail to it.

The switches will now work.

Do you now see that to power up the GFCI receptacle all one needs to do is connect the (see above) 6 inch black pigtailed wire to the "HOT" (LINE) screw terminal and the 6 inch white pigtailed wire to the "WHITE" (LINE) screw terminal?

In this case the lower LOAD screw terminals on the device are _not_ used.

Mar 29, 2010 • Pass & Seymour / Legrand 1595-2SWT...

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I bought new lights for my bathroom , they have 3 wire conectors , the lighting loom has 4 wires, green, black , red and white, how should i connect the new lights?

CONNECT GREEN TO GREEN/ BLACK TO BLACK/ RED TO RED , CHECK TO SEE IF THE WHITE WIRE HAS POWER , AND IT MAY BE THERE FOR ANOTHER USE.

Oct 24, 2009 • Kitchen Appliances - Others

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Wiring Bathroom light/vent/heater switch with 3 separate controls

Wiring a bathroom combination vent, heater, light 3 way switch means more wires. In brief, you need to run two cables - one a two wire and one a three wire from the switch to the fan.

Incoming power will have white black and ground.

The two wire cable for the switch to the fan will have wht, blk, and ground.

The three wire will have red, blk, wht, and grnd.

The switch will likely have 2 blacks and a red coming from it, with two blacks and a red on one side, and a single black on the other.

The fan should have a red, blue, green, black, and white.

On the fan end: Group all green/copper grounds together and use a wire nut to fasten them together. Tape the nut to the wires.
There will be five white wires coming through. For ease of handling, using wire nuts, connect two on one nut and three on the other.
connect the blue to a blck. Connect one red to one black, and the other red to the other black.

The switch will have one red going into the 3 wire cable, a black going to the 3 wire cable, and a black form incoming power to the side opposite the 3 wires, and a blck going to the two wire cable.

There. Confused?

May 26, 2009 • Broan-NuTone FAN CONTROL SWITCH

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I assume these three wires are coming to the switch box via from the light/fan unit and the light/fan unit has a box with 5 wires in it, including a white and black from the electric panel, and that the neutral is not routed to your switch box. I think your mistake is assuming that the black wire in the switch box is the hot wire, but it is actually the red or the white. Try switching the wires on your switch so that the red is common, If that doesn't work, try the white as common. Or you might open the box where the fan is, and confirm which of your three wires is connected to the hot black wire. Please vote if you found this helpful.
Good luck, Al K

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Thanks, I'll switch them around tomorrow and let you know how I make out. Appreciate the response on this!
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I don't mean to make light of this situation but assuming you are still alive and have not risked burning your house down there are a few things you should do before you proceed. First, to attempt to wire a switch to three wires without a positive identification of each is very dangerous. There are a couple of ways of verifying the identity of each. The best is to assure the power is off at the main breaker panel. Open the connection box at the fan. If this is not practical (assuming that this would require taking the fan down) then move on to step two. If you can access the box where the fan is connected see if you can identify which wire is the supply voltage and which goes directly to the fan and light. With the power off it is easy to determine with a volt/ohm meter. BUT MAKE CERTAIN THE POWER IS TURNED OFF AT THE MAIN BREAKER PANEL> Then verify your meter by checking with a known hot circuit. A voltage should be revealed when it is working. Then Check each of the wires to ground with the ohm meter. As long as the switches on the fan itself are turned on only the hot wire should show and open circuit. DO NOT USE THE OHM METER WITHOUT VERIFYING EACH WIRE HAS NO LIVE VOLTAGE ON THEM. You will need a suitable ground for one lead of your meter (if the box is metal and has a ground wire attached this will suffice. Once you are certain the power is off determine which wire is not shorted to ground. Hook that wire to the common side of the switch. The other two wires should go to the fan and the light. USE EXTREME Caution whenever working with electricity. It looks the same when it is alive as when it is turned off. But it can be deadly if it is on and you don't know it.

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