Ceiling Fan controller problem

[tomwrigglesworth]

Hello,

I recently bought a celling fan (without light) and installed it in the bedroom, replacing the main ceiling light. The bedroom has two way switches, so now, the fan works perfectly well and we're able to turn it on and off from either switch (just as you could the light). The only issue is, it obviously on full speed or off. So i bought a Expelair WAC1 controller.

According to the installation guide, the controller inputs Live and Neutral, and outputs Live and Neutral. I don't think I have access to neutral in either switch box. The wires I have coming from the wall are....

At switch point 1 - A yellow with a red sleeve.
A blue with a red sleeve.
A red

The yellow goes to common and the red and blue go to L1 and L2 on the light switch.


At switch point 2 - A yellow with a red sleeve.
2 blues with red sleeve.
2 reds

The yellow goes to common and the reds / blues goto L1, L2 on the light switch.



Does anyone know how to proceed? Am I correct thay none of these are neutral? If so, how can I get a neutral to the controller then from the controller to the fan?

Thanks for reading....

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Can you take a neutral from the loop at the ceiling where the fan is installed?

 

[tomwrigglesworth]

Can you take a neutral from the loop at the ceiling where the fan is installed?

I could, and I fear I"lll have to. Would I then need to take the neutral back from the controller to the fan?

This would involve quite messy rewiring though I guess?

Thanks for replying

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Am I correct thay none of these are neutral?

Yup.

If so, how can I get a neutral to the controller then from the controller to the fan?

Where do you want to put the controller?

If at switch point 2 is OK then you could run a length of T/E from there to the fan so that you can get L&N there.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I think it will require a double pole switch.
Unless the control operates as double pole isolator.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Why?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Why?

Just sieving through some xpelair spec, not found this particular unit yet, but coming up with double pole on wiring diagrams of other units!

 

[tomwrigglesworth]

I think it will require a double pole switch.
Unless the control operates as double pole isolator.

Thanks for the help - I think that drawing is exactly what i have. I'm just off to work but will look in detail later.

I just wanted to add that the fan controller has a built in double pole isolator. This then goes in to a fuse, then the transformer. I got this from the manual.

Cheers

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I think it will require a double pole switch.
Unless the control operates as double pole isolator.

Thanks for the help - I think that drawing is exactly what i have. I'm just off to work but will look in detail later.

I just wanted to add that the fan controller has a built in double pole isolator. This then goes in to a fuse, then the transformer. I got this from the manual.

Cheers

Okay thanks, that explains the unit better to me.