Ceiling pendant with mysterious yellow and blue cables runni

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I have a ceiling rose+pendant that I am wiring for the first time (currently bare wires and has been since we moved in).
All the wires are coloured as expected on the circuit however from the switch I have blue, yellow, red and earth cables. I know that there is a fan that comes on when the light comes on. Any advice on how to wire these mystery cables (there is no red tag on any of the black cables)???????? :confused: :confused:
 
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wire the wires into where?

if it is the switch, look in the same room and you will (should ) find another switch with the same wires, copy that one. its called two way switching ( i say that becuse there are no rules as to which should go where)
 
Sorry if I didnt make it clear - currently there is no ceiling rose - however there clearly used to be. I am trying to fit a rose to allow me to have a light in there. Also want to set it up so that the fan comes on when the light does.

On inspection of the pull cord switch there is a red, black and earth running to it from the mains and the same exiting it.

The fan however has a red, blue, yellow and earth running from it to the main rose.

To complicate matters further there are an addittional 2xred, 2xblack and 2xearth cables running off this one to presumably power a pull cord light and continue the circuit?

Confused as to the best way to wire this as I have not come across this yellow cable before.

Thanks
 
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As breezer said, the blue and yellow wires are usually used for two way switching. Perhaps on your fan / light it is so that the fan can be switched on with the light either on or off.
 

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