Wiring Ceiling Fan With Separate Light Switch

Turn the power back on and test the fan.

Wiring ceiling fan with separate light switch.

Connect the lighting wire typically blue to the black fan wire and the black ceiling wire. 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. Connect white wires together. This video with new full edited instruction for those who asked.

Here is a quesion from a site visitor asking how to wire a ceiling fan and light kit with separate control switches for the fan and the light. That second wire is usually blue or red. Ceiling fan and light on separate switches i have a power wire from a junction box in the attic to the ceiling box for the fan. Switching the light and fan from separate switches two switches this is the most versatile way to electrically wire a ceiling fan with a light kit.

It has black white and ground in it. Any diagrams would be helpful. Https youtu be iqq3pyqllqq check more videos about switches. I would like to wire two ceiling fans the power comes into the box first i would also like to have two separate switches for lights and fans.

Twist those two wires together then connect them to the black or red wire that came out of your. Installing a 2 wire cable to the ceiling fan provides the switch to control both the ceiling fan motor and light together. 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. That s usually the hot wire for the light.

The ceiling fan will have a black wire and another non white wire. Troubleshoot any problems by turning off the circuit breaker and opening up the switch. Connect black wires together. An existing wall dimmer switch must be replaced with a single on off wall switch before installing a hunter fan to ensure consistent power flow from the switch to the fan.

Now for the trick. It allows for separate control over both the fan and the light in the room. Flip on the circuit breaker and turn on the switch to test whether the ceiling fan and separate light work. With single switch wiring power to the fan is controlled by a standard single pole wall switch like a regular light switch.

There are also lots of really convenient switches that put this dual control into one neat little package. The wiring trick that lets you wire a ceiling fan with light to one switch. Tuck the wires back into the box.