another bathroom fan

archie135 · 13 Jun 2005

i just want a basic fan to work with a switch from outside of the bathroom. Got the fan and wired it up as i would a light (live in to the L and neutral in to the N), but the fan will not work!!! please advise as it is causing great frustration!

pdcelec · 13 Jun 2005

If there is voltage at the fan then take the fan back to where you bought it for a refund

Spark123 · 13 Jun 2005

archie135 said:
i just want a basic fan to work with a switch from outside of the bathroom. Got the fan and wired it up as i would a light (live in to the L and neutral in to the N), but the fan will not work!!! please advise as it is causing great frustration!

If the fan has a built in timer you will need to connect the L to the T (or timer) terminal. This will bypass the timer.

ban-all-sheds · 13 Jun 2005

archie135 said:
Got the fan and wired it up as i would a light (live in to the L and neutral in to the N)

Where did you get the live & neutral from?

archie135 · 13 Jun 2005

Thanks all

Spark123 - it does have a built in timer. On the fan it has L, N & LS. Do you mean to say that i have to connect L & LS?

plugwash · 13 Jun 2005

if you don't want the timer function connect L and LS together.

if you do wan't the timer function connect L to a permanent live supply and LS to the live coming from the switch.

archie135 · 14 Jun 2005

Got it working!! Many many thanks to you all!

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