Installing ceiling fan, but no ground wire from ceiling?
There was already an old ceiling fan up, but it didn't work.
When I took the ceiling fan down, I noticed there were only 2 wires coming out of the ceiling. A black one and a white one. There was no green "ground" wire.
So, this new ceiling fan I bought has 4 wires to hook up--black, blue, white, and green.
How would I hook these up?
The simpler the answer, the better for me. I don't know much at all about electricity.
Thanks!
Answers:
Alex is partially correct. The green wire connected to your metal box will do nothing if there is not a ground wire coming into the electrical box. If you have a fault, it will travel to your electrical box and make it live.
Your ground wire needs to go to earth. This is typically done in a house via ground rods, ufer ground or metal water pipes that extend 10' beyond your outside connection.
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