How To Wire A Double Switch For Ceiling Fan And Light

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.

How to wire a double switch for ceiling fan and light.

After making sure the power is off you strip the black wire in the two conductor cable which also has a ground wire and make a pigtail with two 6 inch lengths of black wire salvaged from a spare piece of cable of the same wire gauge. This video is about how to wire an existing ceiling fan for separate switches to control fan and light. Use this wiring when the power source originates at the wall box and you want to control both the fan and light with a single switch. And what you mean by a dual switch.

3 wire cable from 2 nd ceiling outlet down to the second 2 gang box for fan light control. Here the hot source is connected directly to the switch and 2 wire cable runs from there to the ceiling fan. Ceiling fan connection light wired to light switch fan on off with pull chain. To wire a double switch you ll need to cut the power remove the old switch then feed and connect the wires into the double switch fixture.

If you only have a two wire lead from the location of the existing w. The black wire running to the ceiling box is connected to the other terminal on the switch. For example you might want to turn on a bathroom light separately from the ceiling fan. 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.

Though it is not difficult to wire a double switch careful attention to safety is crucial to prevent injury. Whether you are looking to wire a ceiling fan with lights to one power switch or add a fan in a room without a switch source this guide will teach you how to wire a ceiling fan using four common scenarios and the best wiring methods. As the diagram at electrical 101 shows the line cable is all you need to supply power to a pair of switches in a single electrical box. With double switch wiring a fan with a light is connected to a double wall switch that controls power to the fan and the light separately.

I assume you want to operate the fan and the light from separate wall switches from the same location. 3 wire cable switch legs from first ceiling outlet down to a 2 gang box for the first set of switches for ceiling fan light control.