Wiring a fan

[BobK]

@Y2KEDDIE and @Tha fios agaibh
I may have missed steps, but as I have stated, I am a 'novice'.

You sure did, the most important one!

2.5 Cut the power at the breaker box and test again to make sure it is off before touching any of the wires.

Bob

 

[Gryd3]

You sure did, the most important one!

2.5 Cut the power at the breaker box and test again to make sure it is off before touching any of the wires.

Bob

Oh my.. the most important one is right... would you believe me if I said I do that here and assumed it was common knowledge ?
Which is a big problem with online help with these things. Omitted details which are 'common knowledge' may not always be common to everyone.

 

[Tha fios agaibh]

An important step that's often overlooked, is to verify your tester is working before you test the circuit your working on.
One could test a circuit your working on and say to oneself "yep, power is off" when your tester could be indicating power off on a live circuit.