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1. #WIRING A CEILING FAN WITH LIGHT WITH ONE SWITCH HOW TO#
2. #WIRING A CEILING FAN WITH LIGHT WITH ONE SWITCH INSTALL#
3. #WIRING A CEILING FAN WITH LIGHT WITH ONE SWITCH PLUS#

There's a length of two core that carries the live from the top switch down to the bottom one and back to where it is connected to the red.įor the switching to be on the live side, the black incoming will be connected to the white of the three core - which again should be sleeved (or wrapped in black tape). If your new ceiling fan has a light, a red wire from a second switch in the same wall box can provide switched power to the fan’s light. The white in the two core feed in the ceiling again goes to the white of the fan. When regular two core is used for the run to the switch, the white should be sleeved black to indicate that it is also hot.įor this, the white in the three core is used to take the feed down to the two switches, and the red and black carry the two switched feeds back, these would then be connected to the live feeds into the fan (they're usually black and blue, and should have tags indicating which is which). With a single load, typically a further two core would be used to carry the live out to the switch and back, by wire-nutting the two together (or using a spare terminal on the light fixture, and thw switched return and the white neutral would then go to the light.

#WIRING A CEILING FAN WITH LIGHT WITH ONE SWITCH PLUS#

The two core plus ground is the incoming feed to the light fixture. The question is what wires from the ceiling box are hooked to what wires on the ceiling fan? The new fan has four wires and I know that the blue is the light: A shared circuit is one that branches out and has more than one device which shares the same electrical circuit. Due to the small amount of amperage a ceiling fan does not require a dedicated circuit. Ceiling Fans are Typically Wired on a Shared Circuit with Other Lights and Outlets. The bottom switch has a set of wires coming in from the top that are: Switch Box Wiring for a Ceiling Fan and Outlets.

#WIRING A CEILING FAN WITH LIGHT WITH ONE SWITCH HOW TO#

Included instructions should describe how to electronically 'link' the keypad with the two fanlincs. Install the keypad at the switch location.

#WIRING A CEILING FAN WITH LIGHT WITH ONE SWITCH INSTALL#

One can install the fanlinc into each of the fan boxes or canopies. There are two separate light switches (they are not side-by-side as you'd expect, but are top and bottom and are about six inches or so apart. While total cost for these three devices may be close to 200, no new wiring will be needed. I also tested them flipping the switches. So I have two sets of wires coming into the ceiling box. I am sure that electrical standards vary place to place I am in the United States specifically Michigan. I know I screwed up, but now it is a learning opportunity. I messed up and forgot to take a picture of the wiring. So I am replacing my bedroom ceiling fan.