Attic Wiring Red Hot

Use wire nuts to connect.

Attic wiring red hot. I got it all to work on one switch then i added the second set of wires and tried to run a pigtail from the hot wires in the box black and red pigtailed together to the bottom screw and the white wire on the top screw. It flips the switch now and the one switch that works turns off the. Insert the end of the 12 2 wire into the fans junction box. Strip away about 6 inches of outer insulation and 1 2 inch of individual insulation from the end of each wire.

Turn the wire nut clockwise. Convection is the characteristic that makes hot air rise and cool air sink and it is at this point where a good ventilation system comes into play. Connect your white wires together and secure with wire nut. In the attic had all whites and all blacks together.

Ground wires return fault current to earth ground protecting the individual from electrocution. Turn the plastic wire nuts also called wire caps onto the ends of the wires. Since red wires still conduct current they are considered hot. Use the appropriate size of wire nut for the wire.

Red wires are commonly found in sheathed multi conductor cable. In order for the light to be controlled by its own switch the wiring between the switch and the fan unit needs a fourth wire a red wire to carry power to the light kit. Wires so hot you can t touch them aren t good. When cutting through drywall from the interior of a room use a utility knife and cut carefully you don t want to drill through a hidden wire or the paper.

Once the air in the attic has become hot another thermodynamic process called convection occurs. Connect the green wire to your household ground wire copper bare wire. A ground wire is used as a protective measure. These are called travelers and typically used for two way switch wiring.

If the wires are buried in attic insulation pass over light fixtures or worst of all are arranged in tight bundles they get even hotter than if they re out in the open air. Wire nuts that are too small may initially feel like they are on the wire but they too may fall off.