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House Electrical Wires: Red, White, And Green?

Hi Everyone,I live in California. So this is for a California home.I am trying to hook up ceiling fan. The Ceiling fan has two colors: White and black.However, the electrical wire to the house outlet has the following colors: Red, White, and Green.I believe Green is ground. So, would the wire pair connections be:Red-BlackWhite-WhiteGreen - Fan unit chassisAnd input would be great!Thanks!

Answer:

That Is correct
Be careful, as you never know what wires were hooked to what. That convention sounds right, but not everyone follows convention. Yes, the green is ground, and it usually connected to a green screw in the appliance meant for that purpose.

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