Fan And Light Switch Wiring

The wiring instructions for your new hunter fan differ slightly based on the type of wall switch and your fan s control system pull chain remote control etc.

Fan and light switch wiring.

Wiring a fan and light to a single switch. The source neutral and ground are spliced through to the fan location. One wire switch to turn power on off to the fan and lights at the same time two wire switches one switch turns power on off to the fan the other to the lights pull chains to adjust fan speed and lights remote control available on new or existing fans to adjust fan speed and lights. That second wire is usually blue or red.

Locate the switch cable which must be glued through the top or side of the box that serves the fan or the light. The ceiling fan will have a black wire and another non white wire. The white or neutral wires bypass the switch so the one coming from the power source and the one from the light get spliced and capped in the box. Wiring ceiling fans can seem complicated but the task really just depends on the type of fan you are installing and how you want it to operate.

Connect the black fan cable together with the black light wire and the black switch wire and. This is an updated version of the first arrangement. Now for the trick. The red and black are used for hot and the white neutral wire at the switch box allows for powering a timer remote control or other programmable switch.

The source hot wire is spliced to the black fan wire to hardwire it directly to the circuit and to a pigtail connecting the switch. Ceiling fan and light kit control options. The diva fan control and light switch features a large paddle switch to turn your lights on off and a discreet slider to adjust your fan speed to your preferred level. In this wiring the source is at the switch and 3 wire cable runs from there to the fan and light.

A single wall switch controls the power to the fan and light together whereas a dual wall switch has two separate switches one for the fan and the other for the light. That s usually the hot wire for the light. The fan has power when the switch is on while the fan speed and the light if the fan has one are controlled by pull chains on the fan itself or by a remote control device. There are several ways to control ceiling fans and light kits.

The new lutron diva 3 speed fan control and the new lutron diva 3 speed fan control and light switch helps you achieve the ideal comfort level for your home. Connect one wire to the first switch in the box and the second wire to the other switch and connect the black wire from each of the lights to the other terminal on its respective switch. With double switch wiring a fan with a light is connected to a double wall switch that controls power to the fan and the light separately. Connect a light and a fan to a new switch.

Using wire strippers peel an inch of insulation from the end of the black and white wires. Because the electrical code as of the 2011 nec update requires a neutral wire in most new switch boxes a 3 wire cable runs between the light and switch.