Red White Black Cable Wires

In the midst of a ceiling fan replacement and have come across a wiring issue.

Red white black cable wires.

White wires are always neutral in 110 volt circuits but can be used as the second hot wire or switch leg in 240 volt applications and three way switches respectively. When a white wire is augmented with a red or black color marking this often indicates that it is being used as a hot wire rather than a neutral wire. Black white and bare. 12 awg for 20 amp circuits and 14 awg for 10 and 15 amp circuits.

An rca connector sometimes called a phono connector or in other languages cinch connector is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals. Typically this is indicated with a band of black or red electrical tape but other colors may be used wrapped around the wire s insulation. The new fan is a mid level home depot type with a lighting element. House was built in 2006 and located in tn.

They should both be of the same wire gauge. The issue is that the fan has red white and green wires only. The name rca derives from the radio corporation of america which introduced the design by the early 1940s for internal connection of the pickup to the chassis in home radio phonograph consoles. You ll have two cables in the switch box a live one with a black and white wire and the one going to the outlet which has a red black and white wire.

As hot wires can be connected to each other a black wire can be connected to a red wire. However there are red white black and copper ground coming out of the ceiling. White wires with black or red tape.