I move an old ceiling fan to my carport. I wired the fan in as I took it out.
PROBLEM: at the wall box i am wiring a singe pole switch, but when ever i plug in the electricity it pops the breaker. However, when the fan is direct (hard) wired it does not trip the breaker and the fan operates correctly. I am using the same power supply in both cases. The switch is new from the store.
QUESTION: why does the switch cause the breaker to trigger and direct wiring does not?
PROBLEM: at the wall box i am wiring a singe pole switch, but when ever i plug in the electricity it pops the breaker. However, when the fan is direct (hard) wired it does not trip the breaker and the fan operates correctly. I am using the same power supply in both cases. The switch is new from the store.
QUESTION: why does the switch cause the breaker to trigger and direct wiring does not?