Wiring Ceiling Fan Light Switch

Now for the trick.

Wiring ceiling fan light switch.

That s usually the hot wire for the light. The wiring trick that lets you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch. 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. With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch.

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. There are several ways to control ceiling fans and light kits. Twist those two wires together then connect them to the black or red wire that came out of your. Most new ceiling fans can be wired to either a single switch or a double switch.

That second wire is usually blue or red. The hot source is connected directly to the bottom terminal on the switch. 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. From there two wires run to the ceiling fan.

Ceiling fan wiring diagram with single switch. The ceiling fan will have a black wire and another non white wire.