How do you wire a indiccator light to a valterra fridge fan?
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Just connect a wire from the positive side of the fan motor to one lead of your indicator light. Connect the second lead from the light to ground. I used a red LED lamp purchased from Radio Shack and mounted it to the fan's On/Off switch plate. Remember to connect the wire to the fan motor itself, not to the positive side of the thermostatic switch. Connecting to the thermo-switch will only tell you there is power in the circuit, not whether or not the fan itself is running. I think I used 18 or 20-gauge wire for my installation as the LED draws very little current. Good luck and Merry Christmas. Just connect a wire from the positive side of the fan motor to one lead of your indicator light. Connect the second lead from the light to ground. I used a red LED lamp purchased from Radio Shack and mounted it to the fan's On/Off switch plate. Remember to connect the wire to the fan motor itself, not to the positive side of the thermostatic switch. Connecting to the thermo-switch will only tell you there is power in the circuit, not whether or not the fan itself is running. I think I used 18 or 20-gauge wire for my installation as the LED draws very little current. Good luck and Merry... » Read More Just connect a wire from the positive side of the fan motor to one lead of your indicator light. Connect the second lead from the light to ground. I used a red LED lamp purchased from Radio Shack and mounted it to the fan's On/Off switch plate. Remember to connect the wire to the fan motor itself, not to the positive side of the thermostatic switch. Connecting to the thermo-switch will only tell you there is power in the circuit, not whether or not the fan itself is running. I think I used 18 or 20-gauge wire for my installation as the LED draws very little current. Good luck and Merry Christmas. « Show Less
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Just connect a wire from the positive side of the fan motor to one lead of your indicator light. Connect the second lead from the light to ground. I used a red LED lamp purchased from Radio Shack and mounted it to the fan's On/Off switch plate. Remember to connect the wire to the fan motor itself, not to the positive side of the thermostatic switch. Connecting to the thermo-switch will only tell you there is power in the circuit, not whether or not the fan itself is running. I think I used 18 or 20-gauge wire for my installation as the LED draws very little current. Good luck and Merry Christmas.
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I think I would be pretty simple. Just wire a light between the thermostat and the fan. So when the thermostat opens up and supply's power to the fan, the light would come on. Great idea. I think I will do the same thing.
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Gary,I'm not familiar with connecting a light to a Valterra fan, only the fan itself for a Norcold RV fridge.Sorry I can't help you.Merry Christmas.Joe
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It was not set up for an indicator light to be wired to it and never felt the need to do so.
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E/C is where you connect the light too. I ran a electrical wire from one of my electrical box's at the end of the run, this way you can add another light.
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I have LED bulbs in the fan now. I do not have them set up on a dimmer but that should not be a problem either.
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The two small terminals are the trigger, or coil wires. When 12V is applied to these, it closes the contact making a connection between the two large terminals. Run a wire from the battery negative, or a chassis ground point to either of the small contacts. You'll need to find a 12V + source that cycles on-off with the ignition switch. Run a wire from this point to one side of the toggle switch. Run a wire from the other terminal on the toggle switch to the remaining small contact on the relay. This will allow you to cycle the fan on & off with the toggle switch but will also cut the fan off automatically when you cut off the car to keep from running down the battery if the toggle switch is left on. Run a wire from the battery negative to the fan negative input side. Next run a wire from the battery positive, using an inline fuse, to either of the large terminals on the relay. Lastly run a wire from the remaining large relay terminal to the positive input wire on the fan. The wire to the relay coil, or trigger can be #16 or even #18 wire and will be fine. Depending on the fan size, the wires to the large terminals, and to the fan will need to be #14, or even #12 to carry the load, if you've got some #10 that would be fine as well, bigger is better up to a point here!
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The bottom plate in the center of the fan unscrews with 2 screws. You can add any lite kit available that attaches to those 2 screws. I have not found one that will not work. When you remove the plate you will find the labeled wiring in side the cup for the light kit. It is designed to have a separate switch for the light if you have the proper hot leg at the ceiling where the fan mounts. If not then it will come on with the fan or you can add a separate pull switch
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I went to the frigidaire site. You can find out there. That's what I did. Good luck
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We have the fan and light on two different switches. The fan is either on/off and the heater/light is on a timer. We had an electrician friend help us.
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You need to run your own power to the unit. The unit is factory ready to accept your white, black and green wiring. I supplied power thru my bathroom circuit, thus the fan is on a gfi circuit....not that it needs to be. You can also adapt it into a cord and plug should you be in the attic with an electrical outlet nearby. Let me know if any other questions. Good luck!
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You screw in a bulb with a standard based. I doubt it w work w led. Call the mfgr.
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yes, just cap the wire for the light on the remote sensor placed in the fan housing.
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You can find the installation manual at the manufacturer Natural Light Energy Systems web site.http://www.solaratticfan.com/pdfs/solar_attic_fan_install.pdf
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I will try to remember. Mine did not work and had to be returned and reordered, and I don't have it yet. But I recall that it had two places to push in a wire for each station. It requires wires that are stripped and tinned with solder to work right. Keep careful track of what wire goes to what station number. I seem to recall stations 1, 2, 3, and L. And that is what my fan needs. There are spots for 2 L wires, if you need 2.
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No you don't The wiring for your light will work just fine. The only thing is both fan and light come on at the same time but that is what we wanted.
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You can connect both fan and light to the fan wire but you are better off using a single function delay off switch. A single function switch will probably have a higher power rating.
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Just buy a 12 gauge extension cord and cut off the receptacle end to expose the black, white and ground wires which you can attach to the fan. It is more flexible than trying to use Romex or BX cables.
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Change the frequencies on each fan's receiver and then set them in the remote to match. These are the little leavers/dip sticks inside. Make sure you turn the power OFF first! We just installed 4, all on different frequencies!
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I used two single pole switches. I wired the light and fan on one and the night light on the other. If you need one that's on a timer or humidity sensing I'd go to Panasonic Web sight and see what they would suggest.