Bathroom exhaust fan

[davehonaberger]

Hi I'm Daniel Honaberger. I bought house that has a mixture of new and old wire. I'm in the process of remodeling the bathroom. I took out the old nutone fan with and replacing it with the light. I hooked up all the wires but one set. When I did this I got power to the unit but nothing turns on. Would like advise.

 

[westward10]

It is impossible to decipher what is going on there and why or who taped-up the unterminated wires. Why is the white, presumed to be hot disconnected and a ground maybe through illusion connected to the switch.

 

[Megawatt]

Hi I'm Daniel Honaberger. I bought house that has a mixture of new and old wire. I'm in the process of remodeling the bathroom. I took out the old nutone fan with and replacing it with the light. I hooked up all the wires but one set. When I did this I got power to the unit but nothing turns on. Would like advise.View attachment 61985View attachment 61987

Dave if you know for a fact you have power going to the light and it won’t come on then it has to be a neutral loss. Possibly you have the white wires crossed up. I hate it but a lot of electricians use the white for a switch leg which should always should be wrapped with black tape to identify it is being used as a live wire.

 

[davehonaberger]

It is impossible to decipher what is going on there and why or who taped-up the unterminated wires. Why is the white, presumed to be hot disconnected and a ground maybe through illusion connected to the switch.

It is impossible to decipher what is going on there and why or who taped-up the unterminated wires. Why is the white, presumed to be hot disconnected and a ground maybe through illusion connected to the switch.

I took out an old nutone fan with heater and now replacing with out a heater.

 

[Megawatt]

I took out an old nutone fan with heater and now replacing with out a heater.

You need to go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and buy you a non contact voltage checker which don’t cost but around $ 15.00

 

[davehonaberger]

You need to go to Lowe’s or Home Depot and buy you a non contact voltage checker which don’t cost but around $ 15.00

It had three switches with Dial for the heater. Now I'm trying to go with this switch or something like it. I do have that tester. When I hook 2 set of wires up but one I get power to everything but nothing turns on.

 

[Mike Johnson]

What is the three core cut off in the back box?

 

[davehonaberger]

Would it be better just to take it all out and run new to make it simple?

 

[Megawatt]

What is the three core cut off in the back box?

It had three switches with Dial for the heater. Now I'm trying to go with this switch or something like it. I do have that tester. When I hook 2 set of wires up but one I get power to everything but nothing turns on.

Dave is that a 3 way switch you are using?