Wiring Ceiling Fan Light Switch

Ceiling fan and light kit control options.

Wiring ceiling fan light switch.

With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch. That second wire is usually blue or red. The wiring diagram above is for typical installation wiring light is switched the fan is powered by a pull chain once you have found and identified all of the wires on your fan and in your electrical box you can get to work on connecting them. The ceiling fan will have a black wire and another non white wire.

That s usually the hot wire for the light. 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. Ceiling fan connection light wired to light switch fan on off with pull chain. There are several ways to control ceiling fans and light kits.

Most new ceiling fans can be wired to either a single switch or a double switch. Twist those two wires together then connect them to the black or red wire that came out of your. The wiring trick that lets you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch. Wiring a ceiling fan and light can seem like a daunting task but it doesn t have to be.

Now for the trick. 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.