Ceiling Fan And Light Switch Wiring

This wiring diagram illustrates the connections for a ceiling fan and light with two switches a speed controller for the fan and a dimmer for the lights.

Ceiling fan and light switch wiring.

The fan control switch usually connects to the black wire and the light kit switch to the red wire of the 3 way cable. Double switch wiring requires a circuit with four wires black red white and green bare copper. For some that will be any combination from no switches using the included pull chains for powering the fan and or light and having separate switches for the light and fan. If you re replacing an old fan or light fixture and the wiring in the fixture box contains only two or three wires black white and green or bare copper you must use single switch wiring for the new fan.

Switch hots and line neutral will connect to a 3 wire cable that travels to the fan light outlet box in the ceiling. Ceiling fan and light switch wiring diagram. Switched lines and neutral connect to a 3 wire cable that travels to the light fan outlet box in the ceiling. The source is at the switches and the input of each is spliced to the black source wire with a wire nut.

Wiring ceiling fan and light with separate switches this method allows you to operate the fan and light power separately. From the switches 3 wire cable runs to the ceiling outlet box. Your power supply line the black wire should be feeding both switches and those switches power the fan black or the light blue. The main thing to consider wiring a ceiling fan and light is determining how you want that fan to be controlled.